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Elite Spellbinder, art by Ryan Pancoast
Art by Ryan Pancoast · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$0.25
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Elite Spellbinder

{2}{W} · Creature — Human Cleric

Flying When this creature enters, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a nonland card from it. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may play it. A spell cast this way costs {2} more to cast.

Rulings (2)

Apr 16, 2021 · Playing the exiled card follows all normal timing restrictions.

Apr 16, 2021 · If the exiled card is a modal double-faced card and its back face is a land, its owner may play it as a land. (Note that if the front face is also a land, you couldn’t have exiled it to begin with.)

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Legacy

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=8 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Mono White StompyLegacy100%2–4×8
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Elite Spellbinder — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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