Elanor Gardner

Gmono-green{3}{G}$6.26
Legendary Creature — Halfling Scout
Elanor Gardner card art

When Elanor enters, create a Food token. At the beginning of your end step, if you sacrificed a Food this turn, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

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How Elanor Gardner decks play in EDH

Elanor Gardner is a mono-green commander costing 3G, and its legendary creature - halfling scout line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Elanor Gardner decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $31.11

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (2)

Bag End Banquet
Bag End Banquet
$6.87
Many Partings
Many Partings
$0.24

Card draw (2)

Memnarch, the Warden
Memnarch, the Warden
$5.94
Peregrin Took
Peregrin Took
$0.33

Removal (2)

Fell the Pheasant
Fell the Pheasant
$0.18
Three Bowls of Porridge
Three Bowls of Porridge
$0.24

Creatures (12)

Ginger, Queen of Sweets
Ginger, Queen of Sweets
$4.03
Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator
Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator
$8.58
Meatsqueak, Hoard Lord
Meatsqueak, Hoard Lord
-
Meriadoc Brandybuck
Meriadoc Brandybuck
$0.20
Brandywine Farmer
Brandywine Farmer
$0.22
Curious Pair // Treats to Share
Curious Pair // Treats to Share
$0.19
Hollow Scavenger // Bakery Raid
Hollow Scavenger // Bakery Raid
$0.15
Skybeast Tracker
Skybeast Tracker
$0.17
Motivated Pony
Motivated Pony
$0.28
Courier of Comestibles
Courier of Comestibles
$0.17
Tireless Provisioner
Tireless Provisioner
$2.40
Gilded Goose
Gilded Goose
$0.38

Synergy & payoffs (2)

Fae Offering
Fae Offering
$0.26
Revive the Shire
Revive the Shire
$0.28

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Elanor Gardner decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.

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Elanor Gardner deck questions

What colours can I use in a Elanor Gardner deck?

Elanor Gardner has a mono-green colour identity, so every card in the deck must be green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Elanor Gardner?

The cards played most often in Elanor Gardner decks include Ginger, Queen of Sweets, Bag End Banquet, Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a Elanor Gardner deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $31.11 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a Elanor Gardner deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

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