Elminster: Control
$1.36
$1.36Legendary Planeswalker — Elminster
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Elminster players are trying out in Control decks.
Erode+10% Synergy
$8.54
Harmonized Trio+6% Synergy
$0.48
Mana Sculpt+4% Synergy
$1.16
Wisdom of Ages+4% Synergy
$0.32
Restoration Seminar+3% Synergy
$4.15
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Elminster's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Preordain+71% Synergy
$0.66
Serum Visions+67% Synergy
$1.06
Mystic Speculation+64% Synergy
$4.99
Approach of the Second Sun+61% Synergy
$5.75
Foresee+61% Synergy
$0.29
Oath of Teferi+56% Synergy
$1.09
Tamiyo's Epiphany+53% Synergy
$0.15
Jace, Mirror Mage+53% Synergy
$0.41
Storm Herd+52% Synergy
$0.89
Brainstorm+51% Synergy
$1.43
Top Cards
The staple cards most Elminster Control decks run as their core.
Dig Through Time+45% Synergy
$0.26
Ugin's Insight+45% Synergy
$0.23
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong+44% Synergy
$6.40
Terminus+41% Synergy
$0.36
Counterspell+21% Synergy
$3.43
Dovin's Veto+19% Synergy
$3.25
Supreme Verdict+18% Synergy
$2.91
Generous Gift+13% Synergy
$1.62
Path to Exile+8% Synergy
$1.05
Swords to Plowshares+6% Synergy
$1.44
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Elminster Control game on their own.
Mystical Tutor+33% Synergy
$17.28
Farewell+28% Synergy
$5.86
Force of Will+13% Synergy
$70.22
Narset, Parter of Veils+12% Synergy
$2.95
Teferi's Protection+10% Synergy
$51.92
Cyclonic Rift+8% Synergy
$41.26
Enlightened Tutor+8% Synergy
$36.16
Fierce Guardianship+8% Synergy
$56.78
Smothering Tithe+2% Synergy
$53.72
Rhystic Study+1% Synergy
$69.44
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Elminster decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Faerie Seer+33% Synergy
$0.43
Augury Owl+32% Synergy
$0.33
Spark Double+31% Synergy
$13.50
Cryptic Annelid+30% Synergy
$0.38
Matoya, Archon Elder+30% Synergy
$0.43
Displacer Kitten+19% Synergy
$37.18
Siani, Eye of the Storm+19% Synergy
$0.23
Elvish Mariner+17% Synergy
$1.30
Gandalf, White Rider+16% Synergy
$2.19
Oji, the Exquisite Blade+15% Synergy
$0.16
Talrand, Sky Summoner+15% Synergy
$0.52
Sephara, Sky's Blade+14% Synergy
$4.18
Prognostic Sphinx+14% Synergy
$0.29
Sigiled Starfish+14% Synergy
$0.20
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell+12% Synergy
$0.22
Thassa, God of the Sea+11% Synergy
$3.13
Sphinx of Foresight+11% Synergy
$0.35
Archmage Emeritus+10% Synergy
$0.76
Ancient Gold Dragon+10% Synergy
$40.04
Wizards of Thay+10% Synergy
$1.92
Cavalier of Gales+10% Synergy
$3.86
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite+9% Synergy
$20.32
Rumor Gatherer+9% Synergy
$0.48
Vexilus Praetor+9% Synergy
$19.81
Shadow Puppeteers+9% Synergy
$3.71
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV+8% Synergy
$17.55
Onakke Oathkeeper+8% Synergy
$0.98
Snapcaster Mage+7% Synergy
$17.92
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+7% Synergy
$0.37
Draco+7% Synergy
$3.73
Murmuring Mystic+6% Synergy
$1.40
Sapphire Dragon+6% Synergy
$0.46
Serum Visionary+6% Synergy
$0.17
Princess Yue+6% Synergy
$1.04
Baral, Chief of Compliance+5% Synergy
$2.61
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur+5% Synergy
$0.31
Ojutai, Soul of Winter+5% Synergy
$0.44
Witch Enchanter+4% Synergy
$2.82
Moonshaker Cavalry+4% Synergy
$4.83
Curiosity Crafter+4% Synergy
$0.26
Mondrak, Glory Dominus+4% Synergy
$43.42
Exalted Sunborn+3% Synergy
$17.28
Empyrean Eagle+2% Synergy
$0.25
Hullbreaker Horror+2% Synergy
$6.00
The Reality Chip+2% Synergy
$3.81
Hydroelectric Specimen0% Synergy
$0.70
Archaeomancer-4% Synergy
$0.31
Ornithopter of Paradise-6% Synergy
$0.77
Esper Sentinel-12% Synergy
$58.30
Solemn Simulacrum-18% Synergy
$0.26
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Elminster's Control deck ahead.
Deliberate+37% Synergy
$0.16
Brainsurge+35% Synergy
$0.40
Opt+31% Synergy
$0.26
Elminster's Simulacrum+23% Synergy
$1.71
Behold the Multiverse+21% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Drain+17% Synergy
$52.75
Condescend+15% Synergy
$0.41
An Offer You Can't Refuse+14% Synergy
$2.26
Sink into Stupor+14% Synergy
$7.11
Nexus of Fate+14% Synergy
$5.23
Precognitive Perception+14% Synergy
$0.27
Narset's Reversal+13% Synergy
$2.54
Perplexing Test+13% Synergy
$0.32
Contact Other Plane+12% Synergy
$0.23
Negate+11% Synergy
$0.14
Silundi Vision+11% Synergy
$0.42
Mystic Confluence+11% Synergy
$0.74
Mystic Reflection+9% Synergy
$2.16
Swan Song+8% Synergy
$7.86
Force of Negation+8% Synergy
$49.82
Diviner's Portent+8% Synergy
$0.98
Stroke of Midnight+7% Synergy
$0.36
Reality Shift+7% Synergy
$0.28
Sphinx's Revelation+7% Synergy
$0.50
Bane's Contingency+7% Synergy
$0.19
Render Silent+6% Synergy
$2.02
Heliod's Intervention+6% Synergy
$2.67
Emergency Powers+6% Synergy
$0.68
Aetherize+5% Synergy
$0.37
Pongify+5% Synergy
$1.98
Get Lost+5% Synergy
$4.22
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.34
Long-Term Plans+5% Synergy
$4.61
Banishing Stroke+5% Synergy
$0.16
Arcane Denial+4% Synergy
$1.46
Reprieve+4% Synergy
$1.64
Return to Dust+4% Synergy
$0.30
Pact of Negation+3% Synergy
$18.57
No More Lies+3% Synergy
$0.38
Disenchant+2% Synergy
$0.11
Permission Denied+2% Synergy
$10.67
Rapid Hybridization+1% Synergy
$0.60
Muddle the Mixture+1% Synergy
$1.88
Absorb0% Synergy
$0.42
Frantic Search-2% Synergy
$0.51
Silence-2% Synergy
$8.45
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Elminster.
Aminatou's Augury+41% Synergy
$0.34
Mnemonic Deluge+39% Synergy
$6.22
Temporal Mastery+38% Synergy
$4.09
Vanquish the Horde+34% Synergy
$0.32
Treasure Cruise+32% Synergy
$0.23
Personal Tutor+27% Synergy
$5.74
Hour of Reckoning+27% Synergy
$0.32
Interpret the Signs+27% Synergy
$0.22
Sea Gate Restoration+25% Synergy
$35.07
Solve the Equation+24% Synergy
$3.76
Time Stretch+24% Synergy
$4.48
Emeria's Call+21% Synergy
$4.25
Ponder+20% Synergy
$2.00
Ondu Inversion+20% Synergy
$1.21
Austere Command+19% Synergy
$0.94
Lórien Revealed+19% Synergy
$3.39
Clone Legion+19% Synergy
$3.42
Candlekeep Inspiration+18% Synergy
$0.27
Expropriate+17% Synergy
$14.37
Temporal Trespass+14% Synergy
$3.08
Wrath of God+12% Synergy
$3.32
Entreat the Angels+12% Synergy
$0.36
Scour All Possibilities+12% Synergy
$0.18
Commit // Memory+11% Synergy
$0.31
Cleansing Nova+10% Synergy
$0.52
Alrund's Epiphany+10% Synergy
$3.18
Beacon of Tomorrows+10% Synergy
$3.07
Devout Invocation+9% Synergy
$2.29
Finale of Glory+8% Synergy
$2.28
Day of Judgment+8% Synergy
$0.69
Enter the Infinite+8% Synergy
$7.58
Time Warp+7% Synergy
$14.06
Sunfall+7% Synergy
$0.65
Temporal Manipulation+7% Synergy
$12.89
Dusk // Dawn+6% Synergy
$0.32
Everything Comes to Dust+6% Synergy
$5.40
Devastation Tide+6% Synergy
$0.51
Finale of Revelation+5% Synergy
$0.30
Blatant Thievery+5% Synergy
$4.11
Beyond the Quiet+5% Synergy
$0.31
Karn's Temporal Sundering+5% Synergy
$1.80
Introduction to Prophecy+5% Synergy
$0.13
White Sun's Twilight+4% Synergy
$2.50
Doomskar+3% Synergy
$0.94
Curse of the Swine+3% Synergy
$0.28
Martial Coup+3% Synergy
$0.26
Idyllic Tutor+2% Synergy
$12.29
Fumigate0% Synergy
$0.35
Windfall-7% Synergy
$4.34
Time Wipe-8% Synergy
$0.28
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Elminster Control decks.
Sensei's Divining Top+32% Synergy
$47.01
The Temporal Anchor+32% Synergy
$0.32
Scroll Rack+30% Synergy
$30.66
Crystal Ball+28% Synergy
$0.44
Ichormoon Gauntlet+12% Synergy
$6.04
Wayfarer's Bauble+8% Synergy
$0.32
Sapphire Medallion+7% Synergy
$6.10
Mindsplice Apparatus+7% Synergy
$1.66
Witching Well+7% Synergy
$0.20
Skullclamp+5% Synergy
$6.62
Mazemind Tome+5% Synergy
$0.14
Palantír of Orthanc+5% Synergy
$22.53
Brainstone+5% Synergy
$0.16
Archaeomancer's Map+1% Synergy
$1.30
The One Ring-2% Synergy
$101.75
Pearl Medallion-2% Synergy
$5.35
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Elminster decks.
Jace's Sanctum+31% Synergy
$0.77
Netherese Puzzle-Ward+28% Synergy
$0.92
Intangible Virtue+26% Synergy
$0.36
Deification+23% Synergy
$0.25
Shark Typhoon+22% Synergy
$0.98
Lost Isle Calling+22% Synergy
$0.23
Divine Visitation+17% Synergy
$1.08
The Legend of Kuruk+10% Synergy
$3.60
Oath of Jace+10% Synergy
$0.41
Favorable Winds+9% Synergy
$0.57
Propaganda+8% Synergy
$3.52
One with the Multiverse+8% Synergy
$1.29
Teferi's Talent+8% Synergy
$0.38
Elspeth's Talent+8% Synergy
$0.36
Out of Time+7% Synergy
$0.26
Anointed Procession+6% Synergy
$60.85
Counterbalance+6% Synergy
$6.87
Mystic Remora+5% Synergy
$11.44
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall+5% Synergy
$0.18
Humility+5% Synergy
$66.75
Regenerations Restored+5% Synergy
$0.25
Gravitational Shift+4% Synergy
$1.43
Omen of the Sea+3% Synergy
$0.24
Cathars' Crusade+3% Synergy
$8.57
Omniscience+3% Synergy
$5.82
Leyline of Anticipation+2% Synergy
$8.51
Ghostly Prison+1% Synergy
$3.94
Land Tax0% Synergy
$13.05
Authority of the Consuls-3% Synergy
$4.32
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Elminster's Control game plan.
Teferi, Time Raveler+23% Synergy
$6.94
Jace, the Mind Sculptor+17% Synergy
$17.51
Elspeth, Storm Slayer+10% Synergy
$40.18
Teferi, Master of Time+9% Synergy
$9.13
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria+7% Synergy
$6.18
Narset Transcendent+7% Synergy
$7.08
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+6% Synergy
$1.85
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets+6% Synergy
$1.76
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+4% Synergy
$4.26
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Elminster Control decks.
Mystic Sanctuary+44% Synergy
$0.85
Castle Vantress+41% Synergy
$0.29
Zhalfirin Void+30% Synergy
$1.21
Reliquary Tower+15% Synergy
$2.76
Halimar Depths+13% Synergy
$0.38
Rivendell+12% Synergy
$1.74
New Benalia+12% Synergy
$0.27
Otawara, Soaring City+10% Synergy
$31.72
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+10% Synergy
$6.08
Isolated Watchtower+7% Synergy
$0.98
Maze of Ith+6% Synergy
$10.35
Command Beacon+6% Synergy
$6.42
Celestial Colonnade+5% Synergy
$0.62
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.35
Castle Ardenvale+3% Synergy
$0.25
Ancient Tomb+1% Synergy
$125.34
Restless Anchorage+1% Synergy
$1.27
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$39.67
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Elminster's Control strategy.
Talisman of Progress+16% Synergy
$0.35
Azorius Signet+14% Synergy
$0.24
Thought Vessel+14% Synergy
$2.60
Mind Stone+10% Synergy
$0.34
Fellwar Stone+9% Synergy
$0.60
Decanter of Endless Water+9% Synergy
$4.11
Arcane Signet+8% Synergy
$0.46
Wand of the Worldsoul+6% Synergy
$3.89
Midnight Clock+5% Synergy
$0.57
Dragonstorm Globe+5% Synergy
$0.32
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.40
Bender's Waterskin+2% Synergy
$0.73
Marble Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.30
Everflowing Chalice+1% Synergy
$0.36
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.25
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.26
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$105.77
Lands
The mana base behind Elminster's Control decks.
Temple of Enlightenment+37% Synergy
$0.25
Crystal Grotto+28% Synergy
$0.25
Sea Gate Restoration+25% Synergy
$35.07
Emeria's Call+21% Synergy
$4.25
Ondu Inversion+20% Synergy
$1.21
The Grey Havens+15% Synergy
$0.36
Sea of Clouds+14% Synergy
$18.75
Sink into Stupor+14% Synergy
$7.11
Flooded Strand+12% Synergy
$15.52
Prairie Stream+11% Synergy
$0.26
Deserted Beach+11% Synergy
$5.38
Mystic Gate+11% Synergy
$3.87
Hengegate Pathway+11% Synergy
$4.52
Silundi Vision+11% Synergy
$0.42
Glacial Fortress+10% Synergy
$0.34
Adarkar Wastes+10% Synergy
$0.34
Meticulous Archive+10% Synergy
$11.43
Azorius Chancery+9% Synergy
$0.32
Hallowed Fountain+8% Synergy
$8.39
Irrigated Farmland+8% Synergy
$0.19
Polluted Delta+8% Synergy
$18.92
Study Hall+8% Synergy
$0.23
Command Tower+7% Synergy
$0.25
Misty Rainforest+7% Synergy
$36.10
Fabled Passage+6% Synergy
$1.02
Prismatic Vista+6% Synergy
$39.06
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.34
Seachrome Coast+4% Synergy
$0.39
Tundra+4% Synergy
$3000.00
Witch Enchanter+4% Synergy
$2.82
Windswept Heath+4% Synergy
$11.42
Scalding Tarn+4% Synergy
$38.66
Marsh Flats+3% Synergy
$30.45
Arid Mesa+3% Synergy
$33.45
Snow-Covered Island+3% Synergy
$1.41
Snow-Covered Plains+3% Synergy
$0.39
Skycloud Expanse+2% Synergy
$0.26
Idyllic Beachfront+2% Synergy
$0.24
Nimbus Maze+1% Synergy
$6.62
Glacial Floodplain0% Synergy
$0.34
Hydroelectric Specimen0% Synergy
$0.70
Port Town-2% Synergy
$0.22
Myriad Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.24
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.26
Island-3% Synergy
$0.07
Plains-3% Synergy
$0.07
Floodfarm Verge-3% Synergy
$9.28
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.39
Exotic Orchard-6% Synergy
$0.36
Tranquil Cove-6% Synergy
$0.13
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Elminster: Control.
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Aminatou, Veil Piercer
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Numa, Joraga Chieftain
Arwen Undómiel
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Inspiring Leader
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
Genku, Future Shaper
Belisarius Cawl
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Prava of the Steel Legion
Harbin, Vanguard Aviator
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ignacio of Myra's Marvels
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Far Traveler
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
The Council of Four
Absolute Virtue
Elesh Norn
Hope Estheim
The Seventh Doctor
The Seventh Doctor // Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
Elrond, Master of Healing
Reidane, God of the Worthy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
Will, Scion of Peace
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Shameless Charlatan
Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
Azlask, the Swelling Scourge
Goldbug, Humanity's Ally
Jalira, Master Polymorphist
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Inniaz, the Gale Force
Marvo, Deep Operative