CardsplainThranduil, the Elvenking
Thranduil has all activated abilities of all Elf cards in your .
Whenever another Elf you control enters, draw two cards, then discard a card.
Grade F Grade from the win rate
Win rate when drawn 45.7% −10.5 vs average 1,023 games
Win rates and picks
- 48.1% 2,520 games
- Average pick ()
- 7
Win rates from , 323,114 games. This card is compared with the set average (56.2%).
Reviews
There are only four elves in The Hobbit with activated abilities, and only three other ones. Thranduil, the Elvenking is far from unplayable, but it was clearly designed with Commander in mind, and the three colors it costs to cast it just aren't worth stretching for given how ineffectual the payoff is.
How to draft it
Roles in each deck
Elf Landfall Threat
A cost of means adding black for one card, and three-color black-green-blue decks win only 45.7% over 1,727 games, the worst of any color combination in the data. It has the activated abilities of Elf cards in your , and this deck has few (Woodland Weavemaster's Elf-only mana, Guardian of the Halls, Elvenking's Harper, Elrond, Moon-Reader). Its card draw needs another Elf to enter.
How to play it
Learn the Elf Landfall deckAny playable green or blue card is a better pick here. If you already play black for other cards, a 5-mana 5/6 is worth a slot.