Thranduil, the Elvenking

Thranduil, the Elvenking

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{2}{B}{G}{U} · Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Rare · The Hobbit · Art by Magali Villeneuve
Thranduil has all activated abilities of all Elf cards in your graveyard. Whenever another legendary Elf you control enters, draw two cards, then discard a card.
Predicted power
Standard 31 Eng.D-Usr.

At five mana and three colors, its unsupported floor is a 5/6; supplied Standard context establishes neither Elf density nor legendary-Elf payoffs.

Band fringeConfidence 43%

Could be wrong if Unrevealed Standard Elf cards could provide enough graveyard abilities and legendary triggers to make a Sultai shell credible.

Pioneer 26 Eng.FUsr.

Pioneer's efficiency makes a five-mana conditional engine a long shot, and no supported Pioneer Elf shell is provided.

Band speculativeConfidence 52%

Could be wrong if The existing Pioneer Elf pool may contain enough useful activated abilities and legendary creatures to justify a blue splash.

Modern 21 Eng.FUsr.

A five-mana, three-color creature with no immediate floor is slow for Modern; it needs unusually valuable graveyard abilities to overcome that cost.

Band speculativeConfidence 61%

Could be wrong if A dense Elf combo shell could exploit copied activated abilities more efficiently than the supplied context indicates.

Legacy 20 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy demands immediate or uniquely efficient impact. Thranduil's costly setup and vulnerable five-mana body make adoption unlikely.

Band speculativeConfidence 65%

Could be wrong if Legacy Elf synergies may supply exceptional activated abilities that turn its graveyard-copy clause into a real engine.

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

Elf graveyard and legend-heavy decks can turn copied abilities and the draw-two-discard-one trigger into value, but both need narrow density thresholds.

Best home Elf graveyard tribalBand fringeConfidence 50%

Could be wrong if The available density and quality of legendary Elves and graveyard-relevant activated abilities may be higher than assumed.

Limited 60 Eng.B-Usr.

A 5/6 for five is a strong stabilizer and finisher; its text is often blank without enough Elves and legendary Elves, while BUG costs constrain it.

Best home Sultai midrangeBand solidConfidence 28%

Could be wrong if Unknown fixing, speed, removal, and Elf/legend density could move this substantially in either direction.

Elf graveyard payoff

“Thranduil is a costly, conditional Elf-graveyard engine whose 5/6 floor leaves it dependent on dense legendary-Elf support.”

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

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