Champions of the Perfect

Card Information

Type: Creature — Elf Warrior

Mana Cost: 3

CMC: 4

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity:

Set: Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL)

Rarity: Rare

Collector Number: 171

Oracle Text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, behold an Elf and exile it. (Exile an Elf you control or an Elf card from your hand.) Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card. When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.

Keywords

Behold

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)

brawl(Legal)

penny(Not Legal)

predh(Not Legal)

future(Legal)

legacy(Legal)

modern(Legal)

pauper(Not Legal)

alchemy(Not Legal)

pioneer(Legal)

vintage(Legal)

historic(Legal)

standard(Legal)

timeless(Legal)

commander(Legal)

gladiator(Legal)

oldschool(Not Legal)

premodern(Not Legal)

oathbreaker(Legal)

standardbrawl(Legal)

paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

November 17, 2025
If Champions of the Perfect is countered or otherwise fails to resolve, the beheld card will remain in exile indefinitely.
Source: wotc

Price History

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