Mirkwood Elk

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Mirkwood Elk: Creature - Elk, Tales of Middle-earth Commander. Trample. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{G}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Elk
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
6/6
Rarity
Rare
Set
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC)
Released
2023-06-23
Collector number
41
Artist
Christina Kraus
Commander rank
14,632 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Trample

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About Mirkwood Elk

Mirkwood Elk is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC), a Commander product released in June 2023. It is collector number 41 in that set, with art by Christina Kraus. It costs {5}{G} (five generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023) to The Hobbit Eternal (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Trample

Whenever this creature enters or attacks, return target Elf card from your graveyard to your hand. You gain life equal to that card's power.

"Whereas the light perceives the very heart of the darkness, its own secret has not been discovered." -Haldir

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Mirkwood Elk by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Mirkwood Elk

Mirkwood Elk has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #210Rare2026
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #443Rare2023
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #124Rare2023

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Mirkwood Elk.

  • In the rare case that the Elf card you return to your hand doesn't have power, you'll gain 0 life.

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