Elminster
$1.39
$1.39Legendary Planeswalker — Elminster
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Elminster players are trying out in Control decks.
Erode+10% Synergy
$6.29
Harmonized Trio+8% Synergy
$0.77
The Dawning Archaic+5% Synergy
$1.22
Mana Sculpt+3% Synergy
$1.29
Wisdom of Ages+3% Synergy
$0.30
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Elminster's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Preordain+71% Synergy
$0.68
Serum Visions+67% Synergy
$2.73
Mystic Speculation+65% Synergy
$3.56
Foresee+61% Synergy
$0.24
Approach of the Second Sun+60% Synergy
$7.24
Oath of Teferi+56% Synergy
$0.94
Tamiyo's Epiphany+54% Synergy
$0.13
Jace, Mirror Mage+53% Synergy
$0.44
Storm Herd+51% Synergy
$0.97
Brainstorm+51% Synergy
$1.41
Top Cards
The staple cards most Elminster Control decks run as their core.
Ugin's Insight+46% Synergy
$0.18
Dig Through Time+45% Synergy
$0.30
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong+43% Synergy
$6.16
Aminatou's Augury+42% Synergy
$0.42
Counterspell+22% Synergy
$3.32
Dovin's Veto+19% Synergy
$3.86
Supreme Verdict+18% Synergy
$2.08
Generous Gift+14% Synergy
$0.77
Path to Exile+9% Synergy
$1.35
Swords to Plowshares+6% Synergy
$1.52
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Elminster Control game on their own.
Mystical Tutor+33% Synergy
$16.42
Farewell+28% Synergy
$6.08
Force of Will+13% Synergy
$59.38
Narset, Parter of Veils+12% Synergy
$1.44
Teferi's Protection+11% Synergy
$48.18
Cyclonic Rift+9% Synergy
$38.67
Enlightened Tutor+9% Synergy
$35.35
Fierce Guardianship+7% Synergy
$57.26
Smothering Tithe+2% Synergy
$61.19
Rhystic Study0% Synergy
$69.93
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Elminster decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Augury Owl+33% Synergy
$0.33
Faerie Seer+33% Synergy
$0.37
Spark Double+31% Synergy
$13.14
Cryptic Annelid+30% Synergy
$0.36
Matoya, Archon Elder+30% Synergy
$0.39
Displacer Kitten+20% Synergy
$31.80
Siani, Eye of the Storm+19% Synergy
$0.23
Elvish Mariner+17% Synergy
$1.17
Gandalf, White Rider+16% Synergy
$3.95
Talrand, Sky Summoner+15% Synergy
$1.55
Sephara, Sky's Blade+14% Synergy
$2.70
Oji, the Exquisite Blade+14% Synergy
$0.16
Sigiled Starfish+14% Synergy
$0.18
Prognostic Sphinx+13% Synergy
$0.31
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell+12% Synergy
$0.33
Archmage Emeritus+11% Synergy
$0.59
Sphinx of Foresight+11% Synergy
$0.37
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite+10% Synergy
$20.05
Thassa, God of the Sea+10% Synergy
$3.49
Wizards of Thay+10% Synergy
$1.43
Rumor Gatherer+9% Synergy
$0.48
Ancient Gold Dragon+9% Synergy
$32.50
Cavalier of Gales+9% Synergy
$3.16
Vexilus Praetor+9% Synergy
$14.17
Shadow Puppeteers+9% Synergy
$3.25
Onakke Oathkeeper+8% Synergy
$1.83
Draco+8% Synergy
$3.87
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV+7% Synergy
$18.94
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+7% Synergy
$0.35
Ojutai, Soul of Winter+7% Synergy
$0.49
Snapcaster Mage+6% Synergy
$16.85
Murmuring Mystic+6% Synergy
$1.39
Sapphire Dragon+6% Synergy
$0.34
Serum Visionary+6% Synergy
$0.18
Serum Sovereign+6% Synergy
$0.29
Princess Yue+6% Synergy
$0.99
Moonshaker Cavalry+5% Synergy
$9.14
Mondrak, Glory Dominus+5% Synergy
$40.45
Baral, Chief of Compliance+5% Synergy
$3.04
Curiosity Crafter+4% Synergy
$0.63
Witch Enchanter+3% Synergy
$4.73
Empyrean Eagle+2% Synergy
$0.32
Hullbreaker Horror+2% Synergy
$6.29
The Reality Chip+2% Synergy
$4.49
Monastery Mentor+2% Synergy
$0.72
Hydroelectric Specimen0% Synergy
$0.88
Archaeomancer-4% Synergy
$0.35
Ornithopter of Paradise-6% Synergy
$2.24
Esper Sentinel-12% Synergy
$57.59
Solemn Simulacrum-18% Synergy
$0.32
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Elminster's Control deck ahead.
Deliberate+38% Synergy
$0.23
Brainsurge+35% Synergy
$0.38
Opt+30% Synergy
$0.23
Elminster's Simulacrum+23% Synergy
$2.20
Behold the Multiverse+20% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Drain+17% Synergy
$57.71
Sink into Stupor+15% Synergy
$6.91
Precognitive Perception+15% Synergy
$0.29
Condescend+15% Synergy
$0.63
An Offer You Can't Refuse+13% Synergy
$3.83
Narset's Reversal+13% Synergy
$2.21
Nexus of Fate+13% Synergy
$5.54
Perplexing Test+13% Synergy
$0.32
Negate+12% Synergy
$0.31
Silundi Vision+11% Synergy
$0.40
Mystic Reflection+11% Synergy
$1.59
Mystic Confluence+11% Synergy
$1.06
Contact Other Plane+11% Synergy
$0.25
Force of Negation+9% Synergy
$49.89
Diviner's Portent+9% Synergy
$1.15
Reality Shift+8% Synergy
$0.32
Swan Song+7% Synergy
$11.36
Stroke of Midnight+7% Synergy
$0.39
Sphinx's Revelation+7% Synergy
$0.38
Pongify+6% Synergy
$1.91
Render Silent+6% Synergy
$2.77
Heliod's Intervention+6% Synergy
$2.97
Emergency Powers+6% Synergy
$0.61
Bane's Contingency+6% Synergy
$0.22
Arcane Denial+5% Synergy
$1.67
Aetherize+5% Synergy
$0.73
Get Lost+5% Synergy
$3.36
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.35
Long-Term Plans+5% Synergy
$5.95
Banishing Stroke+5% Synergy
$0.16
Reprieve+4% Synergy
$1.95
No More Lies+4% Synergy
$0.40
Return to Dust+4% Synergy
$0.28
Disenchant+3% Synergy
$0.09
Permission Denied+3% Synergy
$16.47
Pact of Negation+3% Synergy
$18.00
Rapid Hybridization+2% Synergy
$1.20
Muddle the Mixture+1% Synergy
$2.58
Absorb-1% Synergy
$0.40
Frantic Search-2% Synergy
$1.94
Silence-2% Synergy
$9.27
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Elminster.
Terminus+40% Synergy
$0.37
Mnemonic Deluge+40% Synergy
$8.53
Temporal Mastery+38% Synergy
$4.78
Vanquish the Horde+34% Synergy
$0.23
Treasure Cruise+32% Synergy
$0.27
Hour of Reckoning+28% Synergy
$0.26
Sea Gate Restoration+27% Synergy
$35.68
Interpret the Signs+27% Synergy
$0.22
Personal Tutor+26% Synergy
$6.59
Time Stretch+24% Synergy
$4.93
Solve the Equation+23% Synergy
$3.49
Ondu Inversion+21% Synergy
$1.33
Emeria's Call+21% Synergy
$4.51
Ponder+20% Synergy
$2.28
Lórien Revealed+20% Synergy
$4.76
Clone Legion+20% Synergy
$2.71
Candlekeep Inspiration+19% Synergy
$0.24
Austere Command+18% Synergy
$0.40
Expropriate+17% Synergy
$15.07
Temporal Trespass+15% Synergy
$3.32
Entreat the Angels+13% Synergy
$0.40
Scour All Possibilities+12% Synergy
$0.20
Wrath of God+11% Synergy
$3.91
Cleansing Nova+10% Synergy
$0.33
Alrund's Epiphany+10% Synergy
$3.33
Commit // Memory+10% Synergy
$0.36
Beacon of Tomorrows+10% Synergy
$3.49
Finale of Glory+9% Synergy
$2.33
Devout Invocation+9% Synergy
$2.22
Day of Judgment+8% Synergy
$1.42
Enter the Infinite+8% Synergy
$7.44
Time Warp+7% Synergy
$5.26
Sunfall+7% Synergy
$0.65
Temporal Manipulation+7% Synergy
$12.67
Dusk // Dawn+6% Synergy
$0.34
Everything Comes to Dust+6% Synergy
$5.96
Finale of Revelation+5% Synergy
$0.33
Devastation Tide+5% Synergy
$0.49
Beyond the Quiet+5% Synergy
$0.35
Karn's Temporal Sundering+5% Synergy
$1.75
Introduction to Prophecy+5% Synergy
$0.13
White Sun's Twilight+4% Synergy
$2.07
Martial Coup+4% Synergy
$0.23
Doomskar+3% Synergy
$0.66
Curse of the Swine+3% Synergy
$0.32
Idyllic Tutor+2% Synergy
$12.86
Fumigate0% Synergy
$0.33
Windfall-7% Synergy
$5.05
Time Wipe-8% Synergy
$0.30
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Elminster Control decks.
Sensei's Divining Top+33% Synergy
$42.88
The Temporal Anchor+31% Synergy
$0.32
Scroll Rack+31% Synergy
$30.69
Crystal Ball+28% Synergy
$0.50
Ichormoon Gauntlet+12% Synergy
$4.87
Wayfarer's Bauble+9% Synergy
$4.67
Sapphire Medallion+7% Synergy
$6.98
Mindsplice Apparatus+6% Synergy
$1.35
Witching Well+6% Synergy
$0.18
Skullclamp+5% Synergy
$5.65
Mazemind Tome+5% Synergy
$0.19
Brainstone+5% Synergy
$0.32
Palantír of Orthanc+5% Synergy
$21.50
Archaeomancer's Map+2% Synergy
$1.18
The One Ring-2% Synergy
$115.22
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Elminster decks.
Jace's Sanctum+30% Synergy
$1.58
Netherese Puzzle-Ward+28% Synergy
$1.10
Intangible Virtue+26% Synergy
$0.30
Deification+23% Synergy
$0.39
Shark Typhoon+22% Synergy
$1.42
Lost Isle Calling+22% Synergy
$0.27
Divine Visitation+17% Synergy
$0.43
The Legend of Kuruk+10% Synergy
$2.01
Favorable Winds+9% Synergy
$0.48
One with the Multiverse+9% Synergy
$3.02
Oath of Jace+9% Synergy
$0.35
Propaganda+8% Synergy
$2.54
Teferi's Talent+8% Synergy
$0.41
Elspeth's Talent+8% Synergy
$0.33
Anointed Procession+6% Synergy
$60.42
Out of Time+6% Synergy
$0.29
Counterbalance+6% Synergy
$5.70
Penance+6% Synergy
$4.76
Gravitational Shift+5% Synergy
$1.73
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall+5% Synergy
$0.31
Humility+5% Synergy
$71.48
Regenerations Restored+5% Synergy
$0.26
Mystic Remora+4% Synergy
$13.04
Omen of the Sea+3% Synergy
$0.24
Cathars' Crusade+3% Synergy
$9.34
Omniscience+3% Synergy
$6.57
Leyline of Anticipation+2% Synergy
$6.81
Ghostly Prison+1% Synergy
$5.79
Land Tax-1% Synergy
$17.50
Authority of the Consuls-4% Synergy
$4.44
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Elminster's Control game plan.
Teferi, Time Raveler+22% Synergy
$7.13
Jace, the Mind Sculptor+17% Synergy
$17.95
Elspeth, Storm Slayer+10% Synergy
$38.78
Teferi, Master of Time+9% Synergy
$8.46
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria+7% Synergy
$5.00
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+6% Synergy
$2.16
Narset Transcendent+6% Synergy
$9.01
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets+6% Synergy
$2.01
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+4% Synergy
$5.00
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Elminster Control decks.
Mystic Sanctuary+44% Synergy
$1.09
Castle Vantress+41% Synergy
$0.34
Zhalfirin Void+31% Synergy
$0.83
Reliquary Tower+15% Synergy
$3.52
Halimar Depths+13% Synergy
$0.39
New Benalia+13% Synergy
$0.28
Rivendell+12% Synergy
$1.69
Otawara, Soaring City+11% Synergy
$28.30
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+10% Synergy
$5.59
Command Beacon+8% Synergy
$9.73
Isolated Watchtower+8% Synergy
$1.41
Maze of Ith+6% Synergy
$9.65
Celestial Colonnade+6% Synergy
$0.49
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.30
Castle Ardenvale+3% Synergy
$0.25
Ancient Tomb+1% Synergy
$134.99
Restless Anchorage+1% Synergy
$0.89
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$38.89
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.26
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Elminster's Control strategy.
Talisman of Progress+17% Synergy
$0.38
Azorius Signet+15% Synergy
$0.26
Thought Vessel+15% Synergy
$2.59
Mind Stone+11% Synergy
$0.31
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$0.89
Arcane Signet+9% Synergy
$0.89
Decanter of Endless Water+9% Synergy
$5.39
Wand of the Worldsoul+6% Synergy
$4.16
Midnight Clock+5% Synergy
$0.62
Dragonstorm Globe+5% Synergy
$0.31
Heraldic Banner+4% Synergy
$0.37
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.55
Marble Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.29
Bender's Waterskin+1% Synergy
$1.04
Everflowing Chalice+1% Synergy
$0.30
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.34
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.26
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$120.10
Lands
The mana base behind Elminster's Control decks.
Temple of Enlightenment+36% Synergy
$0.22
Crystal Grotto+30% Synergy
$0.31
Sea Gate Restoration+27% Synergy
$35.68
Ondu Inversion+21% Synergy
$1.33
Emeria's Call+21% Synergy
$4.51
The Grey Havens+16% Synergy
$0.30
Sea of Clouds+15% Synergy
$18.26
Sink into Stupor+15% Synergy
$6.91
Flooded Strand+13% Synergy
$15.97
Prairie Stream+11% Synergy
$0.20
Hengegate Pathway+11% Synergy
$4.44
Meticulous Archive+11% Synergy
$11.47
Silundi Vision+11% Synergy
$0.40
Adarkar Wastes+10% Synergy
$0.37
Deserted Beach+10% Synergy
$5.87
Mystic Gate+10% Synergy
$4.61
Glacial Fortress+9% Synergy
$0.31
Hallowed Fountain+9% Synergy
$6.71
Azorius Chancery+9% Synergy
$0.33
Irrigated Farmland+9% Synergy
$0.23
Polluted Delta+8% Synergy
$20.44
Misty Rainforest+8% Synergy
$35.90
Study Hall+8% Synergy
$0.22
Command Tower+7% Synergy
$0.31
Prismatic Vista+6% Synergy
$32.42
Fabled Passage+5% Synergy
$1.11
Windswept Heath+5% Synergy
$12.47
Razorgrass Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.35
Seachrome Coast+4% Synergy
$0.47
Tundra+4% Synergy
$3000.00
Scalding Tarn+4% Synergy
$37.29
Witch Enchanter+3% Synergy
$4.73
Marsh Flats+3% Synergy
$31.87
Arid Mesa+3% Synergy
$28.93
Snow-Covered Island+3% Synergy
$1.47
Snow-Covered Plains+3% Synergy
$0.39
Idyllic Beachfront+2% Synergy
$0.34
Skycloud Expanse+1% Synergy
$0.26
Nimbus Maze+1% Synergy
$6.45
Glacial Floodplain0% Synergy
$0.41
Hydroelectric Specimen0% Synergy
$0.88
Island-2% Synergy
$0.08
Port Town-2% Synergy
$0.34
Myriad Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.37
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.26
Plains-3% Synergy
$0.09
Floodfarm Verge-3% Synergy
$7.91
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.25
Exotic Orchard-5% Synergy
$0.24
Tranquil Cove-6% Synergy
$0.17
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Elminster: Control.
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Aminatou, Veil Piercer
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Inspiring Leader
Genku, Future Shaper
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Numa, Joraga Chieftain
Belisarius Cawl
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
Absolute Virtue
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Far Traveler
Hope Estheim
The Seventh Doctor
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Prava of the Steel Legion
The Seventh Doctor // Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
The Seventh Doctor // Peri Brown
The Seventh Doctor // Romana II
Arwen Undómiel
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
Will, Scion of Peace
Harbin, Vanguard Aviator
Goldbug, Humanity's Ally
Inniaz, the Gale Force
Sensational Spider-Man
Tobias Andrion
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
The Council of Four
The Eleventh Doctor
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Shameless Charlatan
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Katerina of Myra's Marvels
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Radiant, Serra Archangel
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
The Eleventh Doctor // Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg