Elena, Turk Recruit is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
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.
How it works : Elena, Turk Recruit
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
A historic spell is a spell that is legendary, is an artifact, or is a Saga.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Sensei's Divining Top + Etherium Sculptor + Elena, Turk Recruit
- 1Activate Sensei's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
- 2Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying
and removing a counter from a creature you control. - 3Elena triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat.
Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Sensei's Divining Top + Lyse Hext + Elena, Turk Recruit
- 1Activate Sensei's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
- 2Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying and removing a counter from a creature you control.
- 3Lyxe Hext's prowess ability and Elena trigger.
- 4Resolve the Elena trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 5Resolve the Lyse Hext trigger, giving it +1/+1 until end of turn.
- 6Repeat.
Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Sensei's Divining Top + Stone Calendar + Elena, Turk Recruit
- 1Activate Sensei's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
- 2Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying and removing a counter from a creature you control.
- 3Elena triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat.
Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Sensei's Divining Top + Semblance Anvil + Elena, Turk Recruit
- 1Activate Sensei's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
- 2Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying and removing a counter from a creature you control.
- 3Elena triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat.
Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Sensei's Divining Top + Ugin, the Ineffable + Elena, Turk Recruit
- 1Activate Sensei's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
- 2Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying and removing a counter from a creature you control.
- 3Elena triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat.
Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Sensei's Divining Top + Elena, Turk Recruit + Shuri, Wakandan Inventor
- 1Activate Sensei's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
- 2Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying and removing a counter from a creature you control.
- 3Elena triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat.
Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Sensei's Divining Top + Ballad of the Black Flag + Elena, Turk Recruit
- 1Activate Sensei's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
- 2Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying and removing a counter from a creature you control.
- 3Elena triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat.
Falco Spara, Pactweaver + Sensei's Divining Top + Urza, Lord Protector + Elena, Turk Recruit
- 1Activate Sensei's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
- 2Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying and removing a counter from a creature you control.
- 3Elena triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Repeat.
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