Leaf-Crowned Elder
Morningtide 128 • rare
- Set
- Morningtide
- Collector number
- 128
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $9.81
What it does
Kinship — At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with this creature, you may reveal it. If you do, you may play that card without paying its mana cost.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Leaf-Crowned Elder was released in early 2008 as part of the Morningtide expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Wizards of the Coast as a tribal powerhouse for the Treefolk creature type, the card was intended to capitalize on the 'kinship' mechanic introduced in this set, which rewarded players for filling their decks with creatures of a shared race. Its mechanical focus on revealing the top card of the library reflects the set's broader theme of looking toward the future of the game state.
The artwork, created by the fantasy illustrator Jim Nelson, depicts the Elder as a monumental, weathered woodland guardian. Nelson’s design aimed to convey the ancient, stoic nature of the Treefolk, utilizing organic textures and muted forest tones to ground the creature in the visual identity of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor. Upon release, the card was well-received by players interested in tribal-synergy deck building, particularly within the casual Commander and block-constructed formats of the time.
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