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Celeborn the Wise
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Whenever you attack with one or more Elves, scry 1. Whenever you scry, Celeborn gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each card looked at while scrying this way.
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“Scry-fueled Elf lord that grows bigger as you dig for answers.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage
Tribal, Scry, Voltron
Strategy
Celeborn the Wise is all about turning card filtering into combat pressure. Every time you attack with Elves, you scry and immediately pump Celeborn—the more cards you peek at, the bigger he swings. The deck focuses on building a decent-sized Elf army while maximizing scry effects, so Celeborn becomes a genuine threat that grows with your decision-making. You're not just getting better draws; you're getting evasive, efficient beats out of the same action.
Your main gameplan is straightforward: play mana dorks and Elf lords to pressure early, then layer in scry effects like Opt, Portent, and Braids's Cauldron to pump Celeborn while smoothing your draws. With the right Elf synergies (Elvish Archdruid, Lathril, Blade Reborn), you generate both a wide board and a tall threat simultaneously. You win through commander damage or simply overrunning with your Elf squad while Celeborn punches above his weight.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey tutors and dual lands; lean on cheap Elf dorks (Llanowar Elves, Joraga Treespeaker) and efficient scry cantrips from bulk bins instead of premium draw spells.
Most-Played Cards
Lothlórien Lookout
Elven Farsight
Chance-Met Elves
Galadhrim Guide
Shower of Arrows
Glorfindel, Dauntless Rescuer
Gift of Strands
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
Track Down
In Search of Greatness
Elvish Archdruid
Sylvan Anthem
Inclusion = % of Celeborn the Wise decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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