Elven Passage

Elven Passage

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· Land
Rare · The Hobbit · Art by Shahab Alizadeh
{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. You may behold an Elf. If you do, untap that land. (To behold an Elf, choose an Elf you control or reveal an Elf card from your hand.)
Predicted power
Standard 55 Eng.C+Usr.

Elf decks can turn it into an untapped any-basic fetch with extra landfall value, but without an Elf it is a tapped land; likely a narrow mana-base tool.

Best home Elf tribalBand role-playerConfidence 48%

Could be wrong if Elf density and a competitive Elf or landfall shell are unrevealed; without them, the tapped fallback is too costly.

Pioneer 54 Eng.CUsr.

It offers Elf-heavy lists flexible basic fixing without losing the turn, but basic-only fetching and the no-Elf tapped mode constrain adoption.

Best home Elf tribalBand fringeConfidence 46%

Could be wrong if Existing Elf and landfall shells may prefer less conditional mana, leaving this without a credible competitive home.

Modern 34 Eng.D-Usr.

Modern fetchlands usually offer stronger access to typed duals; universal basic access and Elf/landfall utility may earn testing, but displacement is unlikely.

Best home Elf tribalBand fringeConfidence 57%

Could be wrong if A high-density Elf list or new landfall payoff could make the any-basic fetch mode more valuable than expected.

Legacy 22 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy mana bases already have superior fetch options, making this basic-only conditional fetch a very narrow consideration even for Elves.

Best home Elf tribalBand speculativeConfidence 63%

Could be wrong if A multicolor Elf build valuing any basic land specifically could find a small use beyond current expectations.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 58 Eng.C+Usr.

Elf-heavy multicolor decks get a near-untapped fetch for any basic, a strong land-slot fixer with incidental landfall and shuffle utility.

Best home Multicolor Elf tribalBand role-playerConfidence 60%

Could be wrong if Elf density, basic count, and color needs determine whether it beats ordinary fetchlands or a basic land.

Limited 49 Eng.C-Usr.

With an Elf it is efficient any-basic fixing and can add landfall value; otherwise it costs a tempo turn, making it only serviceable fixing.

Best home Elf-containing multicolor decksBand playableConfidence 31%

Could be wrong if Unknown Elf density, fixing, and landfall payoffs make the tapped-mode tempo cost difficult to price.

Elf-conditioned basic fetch

“A conditional any-basic fetchland: efficient in Elf-heavy or landfall decks, but a costly tapped-land fallback elsewhere.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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