---
name: "Mirkwood Elk"
mana_cost: "{5}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Elk"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "124"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christina Kraus"
oracle_id: "5b29c26f-c0f0-4703-83db-3a249ebc5792"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mirkwood-elk-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mirkwood Elk
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Elk
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, return target Elf card from your graveyard to your hand. You gain life equal to that card's power.

> *"Whereas the light perceives the very heart of the darkness, its own secret has not been discovered."
—Haldir*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elvish Herder](/printing/elvish-herder-usg.md) — Creature — Elf
2. [Ethereal Elk](/printing/ethereal-elk-m20.md) — Creature — Elk Spirit
3. [Elvish Regrower](/printing/elvish-regrower-fdn.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
4. [Redtooth Vanguard](/printing/redtooth-vanguard-woe.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
5. [Springmane Cervin](/printing/springmane-cervin-stx.md) — Creature — Elk
6. [Mirkwood Nurturer](/printing/mirkwood-nurturer-hob.md) — Creature — Elf Ranger

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #124
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christina Kraus
- **Total Printings:** 18 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: `not_legal`