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Elrond, Moon-Reader
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Whenever you activate an ability of a creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn. {5}{U}{U}: Exile up to two other target nonland permanents you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
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“Mono-blue creature ability abuse with blink synergies and card draw engine.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Blink, Artifacts, Spellslinger
Strategy
Elrond, Moon-Reader is a blue creature-ability engine that rewards you for activating creature abilities by drawing cards. The core gameplan is to load your deck with creatures that have activated abilities—especially those you can activate multiple times per turn—and use Elrond's steady card advantage to fuel your plays. His secondary ability exiles and bounces permanents, which synergizes beautifully with blink strategies, enter-the-battlefield effects, and artifact/legendary-heavy strategies. You're essentially building a value-driven tempo deck that grinds out wins through card advantage and flicker loops.
The Hobbit set offers incredible synergy: Adventure creatures let you cast their instant/sorcery halves (triggering Elrond once), then later cast the creature part (triggering him again). Equipment like Wizard's Staff triggers activated abilities extra times, multiplying your draws. Sagas and legendary permanents fill your board to support enduring story payoffs on newer Dwarf legends, while Treasures enable mana acceleration. You win by accumulating resources, growing your threats, and eventually overwhelming opponents with a huge board of equipped creatures and token generators.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale; use Icy Manipulator or Frozen Aether. Swap Moxes and ABU duals for mana rocks like Arcane Signet and basic Islands.
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