Elves Intelligence History

Thranduil has passed 5,500 decks, and Buried Alive is still in about seven out of ten lists. The same Elf ability package keeps surviving each new wave of submissions, making it established deck structure rather than preview-season theory.

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Tyvar #202 has a real price-movement watch, but the strongest current numbers are references and listings rather than a fresh sequence of completed sales. Check the regular nonfoil before comparing it with Double Exposure #353 or textured-foil #408.

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The Hobbit commanders are no longer moving as one group. The two Smaug cards and Thranduil lead the field, while Gandalf, Beorn, The Great Goblin, and Thorin form the next group worth checking for repeated support-card packages.

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Roaming Throne keeps showing up because it can name a creature type and double the best creature triggers in a deck. It is heavily played, but buyers still have hundreds of listings to choose from.

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Thranduil has moved beyond ordinary Elf value decks. Buried Alive can load three specific Elves into the graveyard and turn Thranduil into an infinite-mana and card-draw engine.

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Elf players have two new Hobbit cards to check for Thranduil, Lathril, and Marwyn lists. Cantankerous Keepers reloads from a deck with enough Elves, while Down in the Valley adds land setup, Elf tokens, and a temporary team push.

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Smaug the Magnificent, Smaug the Impenetrable, Thranduil, The Great Goblin, and Beorn are the Hobbit commanders to check first. The counts show Commander brewing attention, not seller loss, price movement, or confirmed demand.

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Thranduil has enough submitted decks to justify a full Commander page. The early lists are not merely Elf good-stuff decks; they repeatedly combine Elf mana with combo and graveyard packages.

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Orcrist rewards creature-heavy typal decks for connecting in combat. The card is not only for Goblins: any deck with enough creatures sharing a type can turn one hit into a large Treasure payout.

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The Hobbit is a prerelease watch, not a confirmed card or market signal. Dwarf, Elf, Goblin, new-counter, and modified Lord of the Rings mechanic notes stay labeled as teased or predicted until official cards are revealed.

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