First printed in The Dark (1994)

All 9 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1710, 2024
The List (PLST) #GK1-56, 2019
GRN Guild Kit (GK1) #56, 2018
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #35974, 2013 (digital)
Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari (DDJ) #47, 2012
Masters Edition III (ME3) #116, 2009 (digital)
Friday Night Magic 2006 (F06) #1, 2006
Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #161, 2005
The Dark (DRK) #76, 1994

Elves of Deep Shadow

Creature — Elf Druid

tap : Add Black . This creature deals 1 damage to you.

In the last 30 days 3.2% of Pauper decks played it (35 of 1102). Most played in Balustrade Spy. In the last 30 days 6.4% of Commander decks played it (391 of 6150). Most played in Sisay, Weatherlight Captain.

Staple

Pauper staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#129)
Green, Creatures, Ramp
Commander staples: main deck, 6% of decks (#289)
Green, Creatures, Ramp

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Pauper Other periods →

In 35 of 1102 decks (3.2%).

Share of decks

4.2%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

31 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.5

in the main deck

Win rate

57%

4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Balustrade Spy	4.0%	80%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Balustrade Spy	100%	21.7
Dread Return	100%	20.5
Lotleth Giant	100%	20.5
Wall of Roots	100%	18.9
Saruli Caretaker	100%	18.9
Overgrown Battlement	100%	18.9
Land Grant	100%	14.5
Masked Vandal	100%	8.2
Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek	100%	7.8
Lead the Stampede	100%	7.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Balustrade Spy Alban Zkw in the300	7-1 88%
Balustrade Spy Pablo Jiménez in FirstQualifier	5-1 83%
Balustrade Spy Ettore Cerracchio in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026	4-1 80%
Balustrade Spy Enzo Guinat in the300	6-2 75%
Balustrade Spy Colin in the300	6-2 75%
Balustrade Spy Lukas Unbekandt in the300	6-2 75%
Balustrade Spy Dr_dej96 in Pauper Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Balustrade Spy Gianvito Taneburgo in Amsterdam Pauper League – 7° Leg – 2026	4-2 67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Balustrade Spy Jonathan Collins, 24 Oct	2 main	#14 2-3
Balustrade Spy Joseph Cooper, 24 Oct	4 main	#18 1-3
Balustrade Spy Robert White, 24 Oct	1 main	#19 1-4
Balustrade Spy Lord_Depa, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0
Balustrade Spy nietoalcora, 23 Oct	2 main	5-0
Balustrade Spy Malpyrocky, 20 Oct	2 main	#24 1-3
Balustrade Spy Dr_dej96, 18 Oct	2 main	#14 4-2
Balustrade Spy Benoît Antoniotti, 15 Oct	2 main	#4 3-1

Commander Other periods →

In 391 of 6150 decks (6.4%).

Share of decks

6.4%

▼ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

391

391 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

34%

102 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.1%	20%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver	3.5%	11%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2.0%	2%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma	1.9%	93%
Scion of the Ur-Dragon	0.7%	10%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur	0.6%	64%
Terra, Magical Adept	0.5%	7%
The Gitrog Monster	0.4%	69%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Birds of Paradise	100%	2.2
Command Tower	98%	1.1
Vampiric Tutor	96%	2.0
Verdant Catacombs	96%	1.5
Bayou	95%	5.2
Boseiju, Who Endures	94%	2.1
Gemstone Caverns	94%	1.0
Misty Rainforest	92%	1.2
Sol Ring	91%	0.9
City of Brass	90%	1.2

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Tasigur, the Golden Fang Gabe LaGree in Gem State CEDH \| Ad Naus for a Cause!	5-1 83%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Gavin Jenders in The Stack and Shack Showdown #7: Shatter the Shack	5-1 83%
Tom, Bert, and William Thomas Dobert in [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Third	4-1 80%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Charles Lyons in Proving Grounds III	4-1 80%
Kodama of the East Tree + Tymna the Weaver Diego Segovia P in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede La Serena	4-1 80%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Joseph Hynes [SOCC] in King of Games Series 19: The Overhaul	4-2 67%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier Jaron [Game Shack Cafe] in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Riddle & Rune	4-2 67%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Curtis Grider in Perfect Storm Comics & Games - Tabernacle 10K	3-2 60%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Grant Chuggy Bear Shindo, 26 Oct	1 main	#3 3-3
Tayam, Luminous Enigma ★ᴍɪsᴀ-ᴍɪsᴀ★, 26 Oct	1 main	#5 2-3
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Jardicus [WOTV], 25 Oct	1 main	#19 0-2
Glarb, Calamity's Augur Ant, 25 Oct	1 main	#25 0-3
Terra, Magical Adept Adam Dennill, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 2-2
The Gitrog Monster Mason Gurney, 25 Oct	1 main	#14 0-1
Halana, Kessig Ranger + Tymna the Weaver Himalayan salt, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 2-2
Tayam, Luminous Enigma [INFINITY] Cory, 25 Oct	1 main	#4 3-3

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 3 of 34 decks (8.8%).

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BG (unclassified)	8.8%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BG flchmt, 20 Oct	1 main	5-0
BG NicolasP, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
BG Pasdejambon, 18 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage.