---
name: "Elspeth Conquers Death"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "THB-13"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ryan Yee"
oracle_id: "40c88392-2aa7-4e12-86a4-8d680219e670"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elspeth-conquers-death-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Elspeth Conquers Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Exile target permanent an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.
II — Noncreature spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast until your next turn.
III — Return target creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter or a loyalty counter on it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elspeth's Nightmare](/printing/elspeths-nightmare-thb.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [The Eldest Reborn](/printing/the-eldest-reborn-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [The Aesir Escape Valhalla](/printing/the-aesir-escape-valhalla-acr.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Summon: Esper Valigarmanda](/printing/summon-esper-valigarmanda-fic.md) — Enchantment Creature — Saga Drake
5. [Showdown of the Skalds](/printing/showdown-of-the-skalds-khm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Fall of the Impostor](/printing/fall-of-the-impostor-khm.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #THB-13
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ryan Yee
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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