When this creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. If that creature is a Human, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead.

Defender, trample
When this creature blocks, it loses defender.

Devoid
: Exile another target creature, then return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.

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.

Flying
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, create X 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink, where X is its power.

Vigilance
Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you or a permanent you control, that source's controller loses 2 life unless they pay .
, Sacrifice three other creatures: Exile Elesh Norn, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.

Vigilance
Other creatures you control get +2/+2.
Creatures your opponents control get -2/-2.

Vigilance
If a permanent entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Permanents entering don't cause abilities of permanents your opponents control to trigger.

Lifelink
When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

: This creature deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

, : Tap target creature.

First strike, vigilance
Protection from Vampires, from Werewolves, and from Zombies

This creature enters prepared.

Whenever this creature blocks, it deals 1 damage to target attacking creature.

When this creature enters, bolster 2.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it attacks, tap target creature defending player controls.

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, you may tap target creature.

Flying
When this creature enters, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a nonland card from it. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may play it. A spell cast this way costs more to cast.

: Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of tokens you created this turn. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
Exile target permanent an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.
Noncreature spells your opponents cast cost more to cast until your next turn.
Return target creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter or a loyalty counter on it.

When this creature enters, you may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Elspeth, Undaunted Hero, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.

Elspeth's Smite deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.