Elrond, Master of Healing
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Oracle Text:
Whenever you scry, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures, where X is the number of cards looked at while scrying this way.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
Power/Toughness: 4/4
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Price ( USD): $1.12
USD: $1.12
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Character Background
Elrond, Master of Healing turns the act of foresight into battlefield medicine: each time you scry, you study the future’s wounds and then place +1/+1 counters on up to X of your creatures, with X equal to how many cards you looked at, so repeated scrying becomes a reliable engine for scaling threats. In lore, Elrond’s calm mastery is about turning survival into advantage, and gameplay mirrors that—those counters don’t just make your board tougher, they protect your advantage by enabling the “shielded draw” trigger: whenever an opponent targets a countered creature, you may draw, converting enemy removal and interaction into extra resources. This supports a tempo-value strategy, building a resilient board that punishes opponents for engaging with it. Deckbuild to maximize scry density (cards like Serum Visions-style effects, repeatable scry lands or enchantments), and pair Elrond with cheap +1/+1 payoffs or proliferate/enhancement synergies to keep counters meaningful; focus on diversified creature packages so you always have targets worth countering.
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