Elvish Mystic
Magic 2015 173 • common
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Collector number
- 173
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Wesley Burt
- Market price
- $0.52
What it does
tap: Add green mana.
"Life grows everywhere. My kin merely find those places where it grows strongest."— Nissa Revane
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Elvish Mystic, released as part of the Magic 2015 core set, serves as a functional reprint of the classic Llanowar Elves. It was created to provide players with a reliable, low-cost mana accelerator, a staple utility card that has been a fundamental component of green strategy since the inception of the game in 1993. By shifting the nomenclature from the lore-specific Llanowar forest to the more generic Elvish Mystic, the designers allowed the card to be included in sets where the Llanowar region was not geographically relevant.
The artwork for this specific iteration was illustrated by Aleksi Briclot. Known for his evocative and painterly style, Briclot aimed to capture the essence of a traditional forest-dwelling scout, emphasizing the connection between the elf and the natural energies they channel to assist the player. Upon release, the card was well-received by both casual and competitive players, who valued its straightforward utility and Briclot's distinct, atmospheric aesthetic, which helped modernize the visual identity of a long-standing card archetype.
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