Elvish Spirit Guide
Alliances 89 • uncommon
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 89
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Julie Baroh
- Market price
- $5.22
What it does
Exile this card from your hand: Add green mana.
"We are never without guidance, if we but seek it."— Taaveti of Kelsinko, Elvish Hunter
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Elvish Spirit Guide was released in the 1996 Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a 'spirit guide' card, it was designed to provide a burst of mana at the cost of being exiled from the player's hand, a mechanic intended to facilitate faster gameplay in a format that was beginning to favor combo-oriented strategies. This design choice allowed players to accelerate their resource development early in the game, marking it as a significant card for tempo-based decks during the era.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrator Anson Maddocks, who was a staple artist during the early years of the game. Maddocks utilized his signature moody, organic aesthetic to depict the guide as a spectral, woodland figure. Upon its release, the card was recognized for its utility in competitive play, particularly for its ability to bypass standard mana curves, and it remains a foundational example of the 'free' mana spells that have influenced the game's balance over the following decades.
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