The Great Henge

The Great Henge debuted in Throne of Eldraine on 4 October 2019. ELD #161 is a mythic rare illustrated by Adam Paquette, available in nonfoil and traditional foil. Extended-art #370 keeps Paquette's artwork.

Useful premium references: Commander Masters CMM #562 is etched only. Tales of Middle-earth Commander LTC #348 is The Party Tree by Jeremy Paillotin, with nonfoil and traditional foil; #378 is surge foil. Catalogue #378z identifies the serialized double rainbow entry.

The Great Henge costs {7}{G}{G}, reduced by the greatest power among creatures you control. The reduction affects generic mana, so a creature with power seven or more can remove the seven generic mana but does not remove the two green. Its mana value remains nine even when the amount you pay is lower.

The artifact taps to produce two green mana and gain you two life. Whenever a nontoken creature enters under your control, its triggered ability puts a +1/+1 counter on that creature and draws a card. Token creatures do not trigger that ability.

The draw does not depend on successfully placing the counter: if the creature has left the battlefield before the trigger resolves, you still draw. Its current catalogue rulings make this distinction explicit. Unlike Necropotence's delayed hand access, this is an actual draw, so an opponent's Orcish Bowmasters can interact with it outside the draw-step exception.

ELD #161 is the October 2019 original. The same release's extended-art #370 retains Paquette's illustration while expanding its presentation. Throne of Eldraine Promos PELD #161s is the dated prerelease foil record, another distinct option within the original release period.

The June 2023 Realms and Relics release reimagines the card as The Party Tree. LTC #348 credits Jeremy Paillotin and offers nonfoil and traditional foil; surge foil is separately recorded at #378. The renamed presentation represents The Great Henge, rather than an additional mechanically distinct card to collect for the same deck.

The November 2023 Special Edition release adds serialized double rainbow Realms and Relics cards. Wizards explicitly includes The Great Henge / The Party Tree and describes each card as numbered out of 100 in its Tales of Middle-earth collecting guide. The catalogue's #378z suffix distinguishes this record from surge #378; it is not the individual copy's serial number.

Commander Masters in August 2023 also reprints Paquette's original art. CMM #294 provides nonfoil and traditional foil, while #562 is the foil-etched entry. This gives collectors a finish change without switching to The Party Tree illustration.

Paquette's illustration links standard ELD #161, extended-art #370, the prerelease promo and the Commander Masters entries. Those versions let you change the frame, release or finish while keeping the same artist and original image. Extended art is a presentation choice rather than a separate artist's interpretation.

Paillotin's The Party Tree changes the depicted setting and title treatment. Its appeal may be the Middle-earth landmark rather than a reflective surface: LTC #348 includes a nonfoil option. Compare that image with the Eldraine original before treating the crossover as simply the next finish upgrade.

The Party Tree's traditional, surge and serialized double rainbow versions retain Paillotin's artwork. They are best compared as surfaces and edition identities within one image. The serialized card's numbered treatment is a collecting distinction; it does not give The Great Henge different rules.

ELD #161 and #370 each have nonfoil and traditional foil options. The dated PELD #161s promo is foil only. CMM #294 offers the ordinary two finishes, while etched #562 is a separate etched-only record using Paquette's art.

For The Party Tree, LTC #348 includes nonfoil and traditional foil. Wizards identifies the traditional-foil Realms and Relics cards as Box Toppers and the nonfoil and surge versions as Collector Booster offerings. Surge #378 is distinct from a traditional foil #348, despite sharing the same alternate title and illustrator.

Serialized #378z belongs to the double rainbow treatment described for the November Special Edition release. Not every surge copy is serialized, and not every foil Party Tree has that finish. Verify the actual numbering, edition and photographs rather than relying on a broad premium or foil label. ManaScout's shimmer cannot reproduce those physical surfaces or authenticate an individual copy.

For the first printing: choose standard ELD #161. Compare extended-art #370 if keeping the debut release and Paquette illustration matters more than the original frame.

For a playing budget: compare currently available nonfoil ELD, CMM and LTC entries in similar language and condition. Choose between the Henge and Party Tree images using actual listings; no fixed price ranking is assumed.

For Paquette's art with a different surface: compare an ordinary traditional foil with CMM #562 etched. The dated PELD #161s promo serves a different preference for a release-event collectible.

For Middle-earth or numbered editions: begin with LTC #348 and compare #378 if surge foil is the attraction. Consider serialized double rainbow #378z only as its own numbered edition, after checking the exact physical copy and the seller's evidence.

Put ELD #161 next to The Party Tree #348 to choose the image first. Then compare extended art or etched for Paquette, or traditional, surge and serialized double rainbow for Paillotin. This makes the frame and finish decisions follow the artwork you actually want to own.

The live explorer may highlight a ManaScout Pick. Treat it as a visual starting point and compare the exact printing, finish and available price data before deciding.

Orcish Bowmasters — Understand how an opponent's extra-draw trigger differs from The Great Henge's own engine.

The One Ring — Compare another draw engine with Middle-earth printing and finish distinctions.

Necropotence — Contrast drawing cards with a life-funded effect that puts cards into the hand later.

Rhystic Study — Explore another repeatable card-advantage engine with original and premium artwork choices.

Printing details reviewed on 2 November 2026. The shortlist links to individual MTG.wtf catalogue records; official Wizards sources support the rules and product treatments. The live explorer retrieves its records and price fields from Scryfall.

MTG.wtf: original printing and gameplay rulings.

MTG.wtf: extended-art original.

MTG.wtf: dated prerelease foil.

MTG.wtf: etched Commander Masters record.

Wizards: Realms and Relics, surge and serialized double rainbow.

MTG.wtf: The Party Tree artist and ordinary finishes.

MTG.wtf: separate serialized catalogue entry.