---
name: "Rhys, the Evermore"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "32"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kai Carpenter"
oracle_id: "9f013b5d-fff0-4c50-8621-158b6dc34834"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rhys-the-evermore-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rhys, the Evermore
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
When Rhys enters, another target creature you control gains persist until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
{W}, {T}: Remove any number of counters from target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Safehold Elite](/printing/safehold-elite-shm.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
2. [Rhys the Exiled](/printing/rhys-the-exiled-khc.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior
3. [Furystoke Giant](/printing/furystoke-giant-shm.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
4. [Restless Apparition](/printing/restless-apparition-mm2.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Heartmender](/printing/heartmender-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Nissa's Chosen](/printing/nissas-chosen-prm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #32
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kai Carpenter
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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