When compared to an iconic card like Tarmogoyf, Glen Elendra falls short in its recognizability
P/T Number 224b Language English Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Commander, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless, Vintage Rulings (9/19/2025) To determine whether it is legal to play a modal double-faced card, consider only the characteristics of the face you're playing and ignore the other face's characteristics
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Granted, Strip Mine is banned in most formats, only legal in Commander, Oathbreaker, and restricted to just one copy in Vintage
Unfortunately, Merieke stays tapped from this point onward, so if you want to discard the creature youve stolen in favor of another, youll normally have to find a way to kill her off first