Syr Elenora, the Discerning

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Syr Elenora, the Discerning: Legendary Creature - Human Knight, Foundations Jumpstart. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}{U}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
*/4
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
Released
2024-11-15
Collector number
64
Artist
Mai Okuma
Commander rank
14,009 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Syr Elenora, the Discerning

Syr Elenora, the Discerning is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue legendary creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 64 in that set, with art by Mai Okuma. It costs {3}{U}{U} (three generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a */4 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Syr Elenora's power is equal to the number of cards in your hand.

When Syr Elenora enters, draw a card.

Spells your opponents cast that target Syr Elenora cost {2} more to cast.

She rode forth from Vantress an emissary, a marshal, and a paragon of style.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (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 Syr Elenora, the Discerning by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Syr Elenora, the Discerning

Syr Elenora, the Discerning has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #239Uncommon2023
Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #357Uncommon2022
The List (PLST) #ELD-67Uncommon2019
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #67Uncommon2019

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Syr Elenora, the Discerning, newest first.

  • The ability that defines Syr Elenora's power works in all zones, not just the battlefield.
  • To determine the total cost of an opponent's spell that targets Syr Elenora, start with the mana cost or alternative cost that player is paying, add any cost increases (such as that of Syr Elenora's effect), then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

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