Whenever El-Hajjâj deals damage, you gain that much life.

Destroy target creature or planeswalker with mana value 3 or less.

Investigate. Creatures your opponents control get -2/-0 until end of turn. If any of them are suspected, they're no longer suspected. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

: Elite Archers deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

, Sacrifice another creature or an artifact: Elite Headhunter deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker.

When Elite Instructor enters, draw a card, then discard a card.

When Elite Scaleguard enters, bolster 2. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put two +1/+1 counters on it.)

Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it attacks, tap target creature defending player controls.

Flying

When Elite Spellbinder enters, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a nonland card from it. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may play it. A spell cast this way costs more to cast.

, : You gain 5 life. Shuffle Elixir of Immortality and your graveyard into their owner's library.

, : Exile the top card of your library. Until the beginning of your next upkeep, you may play that card.

, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Discover X, where X is the mana value of the exiled card. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)

: Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of tokens you created this turn. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Whenever you scry, the next instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn costs less to cast, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.

+2: Draw a card, then scry 2.

−3: Exile the top card of your library. Create a number of 1/1 blue Faerie Dragon creature tokens with flying equal to that card's mana value.

Elminster can be your commander.

Whenever another creature you control dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Whenever you sacrifice a token, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)

Secret council — When Elrond of the White Council enters, each player secretly votes for fellowship or aid, then those votes are revealed. For each fellowship vote, the voter chooses a creature they control. You gain control of each creature chosen this way, and they gain "This creature can't attack its owner." Then for each aid vote, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Whenever you scry, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.

Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

You may look at the top card of your library any time.

You may cast noncreature spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, you may cast it as though it had flash.

+1: Choose up to one target creature. Put a +1/+1 counter and a counter from among flying, first strike, lifelink, or vigilance on it.

−3: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield with a shield counter on it. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

−7: Create five 3/3 white Angel creature tokens with flying.

+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

+1: Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.

−8: You get an emblem with "Artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and lands you control have indestructible."

−1: Up to two target creatures you control each get +2/+1 until end of turn.

−2: Create two 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens.

−3: You gain 5 life.

Escape—, Exile four other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)

When Elspeth's Devotee enters, you may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Elspeth, Undaunted Hero, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.

Elspeth's Smite deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

Trample, myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)

As long as Elturel Survivors is attacking, it gets +X/+0, where X is the number of lands defending player controls.

Eluge's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Islands you control.

Whenever Eluge enters or attacks, put a flood counter on target land. It's an Island in addition to its other types for as long as it has a flood counter on it.

The first instant or sorcery spell you cast each turn costs (or ) less to cast for each land you control with a flood counter on it.

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Creatures with power less than Elusive Otter's power can't block it.

, Discard a card: Transform Elusive Tormentor.

When Elven Bow enters, you may pay . If you do, create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token, then attach Elven Bow to it.

Equipped creature gets +1/+2 and has reach.

Equip

You may look at the top card of your library any time.

You may cast creature spells from the top of your library.

Creatures you control have ": Add one mana of any color."

: Target blocking creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Sacrifice a Forest: Target attacking creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.

Distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two target creatures.

: Add . Elves of Deep Shadow deals 1 damage to you.

Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1.

: Add for each Elf you control.

Whenever one or more artifacts you control enter, put two +1/+1 counters on Elvish Archivist. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Whenever one or more enchantments you control enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Whenever Elvish Berserker becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.

Other Elf creatures get +1/+1 and have forestwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

Other Elves you control get +1/+1.

, : Search your library for a card named Elvish Clancaller, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Deathtouch

When Elvish Dreadlord dies, non-Elf creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn.

Encore (, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on Elvish Farmer.

Remove three spore counters from Elvish Farmer: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Sacrifice a Saproling: You gain 2 life.

Enchant land

Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional for each Elf on the battlefield.

When Elvish Harbinger enters, you may search your library for an Elf card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

: Add one mana of any color.

: Target creature gains trample until end of turn.

Elvish House Party's power and toughness are each equal to the current hour, using the twelve-hour system.

Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)

When Elvish Hydromancer enters, if it was kicked, create a token that's a copy of target creature you control.

Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Whenever Elvish Mariner 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.

: Target Elf creature gains forestwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

, : You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.