Elvish Mariner
Elvish Mariner: Creature - Elf Pilot, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Elf Pilot
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 3/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Collector number
- 283
- Artist
- Axel Sauerwald
- Commander rank
- 6,691 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Scry
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About Elvish Mariner
Elvish Mariner is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 283 in that set, with art by Axel Sauerwald. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1.
Whenever you scry, tap up to X target nonland permanents, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.
In the days of the Kings, most of the High Elves dwelt with Círdan or in the seaward lands of Lindon.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.31 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Elvish Mariner by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Elvish Mariner
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #384 | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Elvish Mariner.
- Elvish Mariner's last ability cares about the number of cards you actually looked at. For example, if you were supposed to scry 3 but only had two cards in your library, X would be 2.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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