Elvish Champion
Ninth Edition 238★ • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 238★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- D. Alexander Gregory
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Other Elf creatures get +1/+1 and have forestwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
"For what are leaves but countless blades To fight a countless foe on high."— Elvish hymn
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Elvish Champion first appeared in the Invasion expansion in 2000, serving as a powerful lord for elf-themed decks by granting them forestwalk and a significant power-and-toughness boost. Its inclusion in the 2005 Ninth Edition core set marked a period of consolidation for Magic: The Gathering, where core sets were designed to introduce new players to iconic creature types and mechanics that had defined the game's first decade.
The Ninth Edition illustration was provided by D. Alexander Gregory, whose interpretation leaned into the classic high-fantasy aesthetic common to the set. By updating the art for a new generation of players, Wizards of the Coast aimed to stabilize the identity of the Elf tribe within the game's rotating formats. The card remains a foundational element of green-aligned aggressive strategies, valued for both its thematic consistency and its mechanical utility.
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