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Elena, Turk Recruit

Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)

{2}{W}

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

When Elena enters, return target non-Assassin historic card from your graveyard to your hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.) Whenever you cast a historic spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Elena.
Plays as
Artifact PayoffEtb ValueRecursion
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal

Used in 38 known combosEDHREC #6,176

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Rulings

4 · latest Jun 6, 2025
  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    A historic spell is a spell that is legendary, is an artifact, or is a Saga.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    An ability that triggers "whenever you cast a historic spell" doesn't trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    Lands are never cast, so abilities that trigger "whenever you cast a historic spell" won't trigger if you play a legendary land. They also won't trigger if a card on the battlefield transforms into a legendary permanent.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    Some abilities trigger "whenever you cast a historic spell." Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.