Elven Raft-Steerer

Elven Raft-Steerer

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{2}{U} · Creature — Elf Pilot
Uncommon · The Hobbit · Art by Christina Kraus
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, choose one — • Tap target creature an opponent controls. • Untap target creature you control.
Predicted power
Standard 42 Eng.D+Usr.

Simic landfall can turn each later land into a tapped blocker or creature untap, but a 3/2 for three has little immediate impact and requires a blue splash.

Best home Simic landfallBand fringeConfidence 58%

Could be wrong if Further landfall payoffs, fixing, or fetch-style effects could make repeated triggers substantially more valuable.

Pioneer 25 Eng.FUsr.

Three mana for a vulnerable 3/2 is below Pioneer rate; the landfall combat effect needs several triggers before it offsets the tempo loss.

Band speculativeConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if A proven blue-green landfall shell with unusually reliable extra land drops could create a niche.

Modern 21 Eng.FUsr.

Fetchlands can supply extra triggers, but spending three mana on a removal-prone 3/2 without an immediate effect is a major Modern liability.

Band speculativeConfidence 73%

Could be wrong if A dedicated landfall-combo shell could value repeated creature untaps more than ordinary creature decks do.

Legacy 18 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy fetchlands help trigger landfall, yet this slow, answerable creature neither advances a fast combo nor provides sufficiently unique disruption.

Band speculativeConfidence 77%

Could be wrong if An unexplored lands-based shell could exploit multiple untap triggers, though the card's blue cost is restrictive.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 43 Eng.D+Usr.

Extra land drops and fetchlands can repeatedly tap threats or refresh mana creatures and tap payoffs, but the fragile body is narrow and replaceable.

Best home Landfall tap-creature decksBand fringeConfidence 63%

Could be wrong if More reliable extra-land engines or strong creature-tap payoffs would raise its value in optimized landfall lists.

Limited 62 Eng.B-Usr.

A 3/2 attacks acceptably, while ordinary future land drops tap blockers for meaningful combat tempo; untap mode adds situational utility.

Best home Blue landfall decksBand solidConfidence 43%

Could be wrong if Unknown speed, removal, fixing, and landfall density could make its fragile body either much better or merely filler.

Landfall combat controller

“A fragile three-mana landfall payoff that can create combat tempo, but needs repeated land drops and a suitable shell.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

Previewed 20 July by Wizards of the Coast

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