Elena, Turk Recruit
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When Elena enters, return target non-Assassin historic card from your graveyard to your hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Whenever you cast a historic spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Elena.
What it does
Tagged as Recursion · +1/+1 counters — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Get it in a precon
One preconstructed deck includes this card.
Official rulings
- An ability that triggers "whenever you cast a historic spell" doesn't trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast. (2025-06-06)
- A historic spell is a spell that is legendary, is an artifact, or is a Saga. (2025-06-06)
- Lands are never cast, so abilities that trigger "whenever you cast a historic spell" won't trigger if you play a legendary land. They also won't trigger if a card on the battlefield transforms into a legendary permanent. (2025-06-06)
- Some abilities trigger "whenever you cast a historic spell." Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered. (2025-06-06)
Printings & prices
Every set Elena, Turk Recruit has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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