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Cantankerous Keepers

Green

2 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Cantankerous Keepers, The Hobbit printing
The Hobbit HOB · No. 122 2026-08-14

Card text

{5}{G}
Creature — Elf Soldier
Affinity for Elves (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each Elf you control.) When this creature enters, mill four cards, then put all Elf cards from among them into your hand.
4 / 3
Keywords: Affinity, Mill
The guards were decidedly less than pleased, upon waking, to find their prisoners escaped.
EDHREC rank #15874 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Cantankerous Keepers's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

2026-06-29 · Wizards of the Coast

Affinity for Elves reduces only the generic mana in the cost to cast Cantankerous Keepers. The colored mana must still be paid.

2026-06-29 · Wizards of the Coast

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