Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Elspeth, Storm Slayer: Legendary Planeswalker - Elspeth, Tarkir: Dragonstorm. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{W}{W}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Legendary Planeswalker - Elspeth
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Loyalty
- 5
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM)
- Released
- 2025-04-11
- Collector number
- 11
- Artist
- Ekaterina Burmak
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About Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Elspeth, Storm Slayer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white legendary planeswalker from Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), an expansion set released in April 2025. It is collector number 11 in that set, with art by Ekaterina Burmak. It costs {3}{W}{W} (three generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It enters with 5 loyalty. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $51.04 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
[+1]: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
[0]: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Those creatures gain flying until your next turn.
[−3]: Destroy target creature an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $51.04 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Elspeth, Storm Slayer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Elspeth, Storm Slayer has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Promo (SLP) #55 | Mythic | 2027 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos (PTDM) #11p | Mythic | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos (PTDM) #11s | Mythic | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #398 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #401 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #411 | Mythic | 2025 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Elspeth, Storm Slayer.
- Everything that is specified by the effect creating the original token or tokens will also be true about the additional token or tokens created by Elspeth’s replacement effect. For example, if an effect tells you to create a token “tapped and attacking,” the additional tokens will also be tapped and attacking.
Similar cards
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