Ambush Commander
The List EVG-1 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- EVG-1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Lucio Parrillo
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Forests you control are 1/1 green Elf creatures that are still lands.
1 generic mana green mana, Sacrifice an Elf: Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ambush Commander first appeared in the Scourge expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 2003, designed as part of the game's evolving exploration of elf-themed tribal mechanics. The card was specifically engineered to bridge the gap between creature-based strategies and mana acceleration by allowing forests to function as both a resource and a tactical force, fitting into the high-synergy playstyles characteristic of the green color identity during that era.
The artwork, provided by Lucio Parrillo, depicts a stoic elf warrior poised in a dense forest, reflecting the artist's signature style of blending high-fantasy detail with a sense of atmospheric tension. This particular version of the card was later included in 'The List', a curated selection of reprints chosen by Wizards of the Coast to bring older, mechanically relevant cards back into circulation, ensuring they remained accessible to modern players.
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