---
name: "Elvish Dreadlord"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Elf"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Encore", "Deathtouch"]
set: "CMR"
set_name: "Commander Legends"
collector_number: "647"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Vargas"
oracle_id: "51b9d8ea-b0df-4a57-804e-6d395e301242"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elvish-dreadlord-cmr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Elvish Dreadlord
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Elf
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Encore, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
When this creature dies, non-Elf creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn.
Encore {5}{B}{B} ({5}{B}{B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Exquisite Huntmaster](/printing/exquisite-huntmaster-cmr.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
2. [Briarblade Adept](/printing/briarblade-adept-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin
3. [Elderfang Venom](/printing/elderfang-venom-khc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Deathknell Berserker](/printing/deathknell-berserker-khm.md) — Creature — Elf Berserker
5. [Elvish Doomsayer](/printing/elvish-doomsayer-cmr.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
6. [Wren's Run Vanquisher](/printing/wrens-run-vanquisher-prm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends (CMR) #647
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Vargas
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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