After spending too much time than I’d like to admit playing with the Eldraine set on MTG: Arena, I thought I’d have a nosy at what fairy tales and legends are represented on the cards (and boy there’s a lot of them).
Eldraine has everything from strange women in ponds distributing swords to giant beanstalk shenanigans – but mostly 3/3 elks.
Since there are so many references crammed into the set, I’m going to split this into multiple posts – starting with the Arthurian legends!
(p.s. a lot of these cards are open to interpretation! )
Ardenvale Paladin
We have to start off with one of the most famous knights from Arthurian legend – Lancelot! Ardenvale Paladin could be a reference to King Arthur’s greatest companion, with the flavour text showing just how loyal this knight is to the king.
Castle Ardenvale
Speaking of Lancelot, it’s only fair that we have Camelot because where else are the knights going to party?
Some keen-eyed internet user pointed out how the design of Castle Ardenvale resembles Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor from The Lord of the Rings! Pretty sweet!
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