---
name: "Cantankerous Keepers"
mana_cost: "{5}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Elf Soldier"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Affinity", "Mill"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "306"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ramza Psyru"
oracle_id: "77c97dad-17cc-4a28-a48b-907c044d9034"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cantankerous-keepers-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cantankerous Keepers
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Affinity, Mill

## Oracle Text
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.

> *Les gardes furent décidément peu ravis de constater, en arrivant, que leurs prisonniers s'étaient échappés.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Morcant's Loyalist](/printing/morcants-loyalist-ecl.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
2. [Elvish Elegy](/printing/elvish-elegy-yecl.md) — Kindred Sorcery — Elf
3. [Canopy Tactician](/printing/canopy-tactician-khm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
4. [Elvish Vanguard](/printing/elvish-vanguard-ema.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
5. [A-Canopy Tactician](/printing/a-canopy-tactician-khm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
6. [Leaf-Crowned Visionary](/printing/leaf-crowned-visionary-j25.md) — Creature — Elf Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #306
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ramza Psyru
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`