Frontier Guide
Zendikar 161 • uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
3 generic mana green mana, tap: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
"The elders say Zendikar has no safe, peaceful places. How would they know? They've never looked."
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
Frontier Guide was released in 2009 as part of the Zendikar set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed around the theme of high-adventure exploration, emphasizing land-based mechanics and the vast, untamed landscape of the plane of Zendikar. As a card that allows players to search their library for land cards, it served as a functional piece of the set's core gameplay identity, which prioritized mana acceleration and resource management.
The card features illustration by Kev Walker, a prolific artist known for his gritty and expressive style within the Magic: The Gathering universe. Walker’s depiction of the guide captures the rugged aesthetic of the Zendikar plane, focusing on the character's preparedness for the hazardous environment. The design was well-received by players for its utility in limited formats, where consistent access to mana is essential for navigating the set's encounter-heavy mechanics.
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