Elrond of the White Council
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Secret council — When Elrond enters, each player secretly votes for fellowship or aid, then those votes are revealed. For each fellowship vote, the voter chooses a creature they control. You gain control of each creature chosen this way, and they gain "This creature can't attack its owner." Then for each aid vote, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Rulings
9 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2023-06-16
Before secret votes are revealed, players may announce how they intend to vote, but they can't reveal what they actually wrote down until all votes are simultaneously revealed. Players can lie about how they intend to vote before the votes are revealed.
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Abilities that trigger "whenever players finish voting" trigger once all players have voted or once all secret votes are revealed, but they won't go on the stack until the current spell or ability finishes resolving.
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If you control Elrond of the Secret Council's ability, it is usually best to vote for aid. Gaining control of a creature you already control is only occasionally helpful.
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Each player must vote for one of the available options. They can't abstain.
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No player votes until the spell or ability resolves. Any responses to that spell or ability must be made without knowing the outcome of the vote.
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If you have multiple votes, you can vote for fellowship multiple times. If you do, you can choose the same creature each time.
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The phrase "the vote is tied" refers only to when there is more than one choice that received the most votes. For example, if a 5-player vote from among three different choices ends 3 votes to 1 vote to 1 vote, the vote isn't tied.
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To secretly vote, each player writes down their chosen option without showing it to anyone else. Each player then keeps their vote secret until all players simultaneously reveal their votes.
- 2023-06-16
After the votes are revealed, starting with the player whose turn it is and proceeding in turn order, each player who voted fellowship chooses a creature they control for each of their fellowship votes. Then the controller of Elrond of the White Council's ability gains control of those creatures and they gain the listed ability. Finally, that player puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature they control for each aid vote.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Elrond of the White Council, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aragorn, the Uniter | 1 | 0 | — |
| Galadriel, Elven-Queen | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Simic 1 deck
- Four-Color (no Black) 1 deck
Elrond of the White Council price history
The Tales of Middle-earth Commander #51 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.29 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.29 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $0.28 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $0.32 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.24 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.31 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Elrond of the White Council
3 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Showcase
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Normal
- $1.73
- Foil
- $1.45
Extended Art
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Normal
- $0.62
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Normal
- $0.29
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Elrond of the White Council. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
