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Delighted Halfling
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Delighted Halfling

{G}

Creature — Halfling Citizen

LegalRampEDHREC #157

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a legendary spell, and that spell can't be countered.

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Why is this card good?

Delighted Halfling is one of the best one-drop mana dorks for Commander, and the reason is right there in its text: it ramps you toward your commander while making it uncounterable. In a format defined by legendary creatures, that "any color" mana is live almost every game. Why it's great: - Turn-one dork that accelerates into a turn-two commander. - Protects your commander (and any legendary spell) from counters — huge against blue control and cEDH interaction. - Fixes colors for splashy multicolor legends. Who wants it: Practically any green deck that cares about casting its commander early and often — superfriends, legendary-matters builds (Sram, Kethek), and cEDH ramp shells. It shines most when your game plan funnels through a key legendary creature you must resolve. When to skip it: Decks light on legendary spells get less from the second ability, leaving you with a plain {C} dork — fine, but Llanowar Elves or Birds of Paradise fix colors more broadly. Token/go-wide strategies that don't lean on their commander care less.

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Printings (7)

ltrThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #774R$36.24Buy
ltrThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #609R$46.98Buy
ltrThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #363R$27.75Buy
ltrThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #158R$27.66Buy
pltrTales of Middle-earth Promos · #158sR$33.36Buy
ltrThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #402R$31.61Buy
pltrTales of Middle-earth Promos · #402sR$31.24Buy

Combos (2)

Rulings (2)

  • 2023-06-16

    The legendary spell can't be countered if the mana produced by Delighted Halfling is spent to pay any portion of the spell's cost, even an additional cost or an alternative cost. This is true even if you pay an additional cost while casting a spell "without paying its mana cost."

  • 2023-06-16

    If the legendary spell you cast this way is copied, the copy can be countered.

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