Lys Alana Dignitary

Lys Alana Dignitary

Mana Cost: {1}{G}

Type: Creature — Elf Advisor

Oracle Text:
As an additional cost to cast this spell, behold an Elf or pay {2}. (To behold an Elf, choose an Elf you control or reveal an Elf card from your hand.)
{T}: Add {G}{G}. Activate only if there is an Elf card in your graveyard.

Power/Toughness: 2/3

Rarity: uncommon

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Lorwyn Eclipsed

Price ( USD): $0.24

USD: $0.24 · EUR: €0.13

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Character Background

Lys Alana Dignitary is a compact tribal piece that best supports an Elf ramp/value plan: it’s a cheap two-power blocker that turns into two green on demand, letting you accelerate into lords or explosive midgame finishes. The behold clause (choose an Elf you control or reveal one from hand or pay {2}) pushes the card toward highly consistent, on-curve Elf builds—don’t cast it naked in non‑tribal shells unless you want to pay extra. Its tap-for-{G}{G} requires an Elf in your graveyard, so build with ways to reliably put creatures there: play one-drops that trade into removal, include sacrifice outlets or simple self‑mill/discard effects, or lean on natural attrition. Specific synergies: pair with Heritage Druid/Elvish Archdruid to convert early mana into massive acceleration, and run tutors like Green Sun’s Zenith or chord effects to ensure your behold targets. Thematically it reads as a courtly steward converting lineage into resources—practical, efficient support for any aggressive-to-midrange Elf shell.

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