Grove of the Guardian
Return to Ravnica 240 • rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 240
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Christine Choi
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
3 generic mana green mana white mana, tap, Tap two untapped creatures you control, Sacrifice this land: Create an 8/8 green and white Elemental creature token with vigilance.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering, Grove of the Guardian serves as a mechanical reflection of the Selesnya Conclave, one of the ten guilds of the plane-spanning city of Ravnica. Designed to capture the flavor of a nature-focused collective, the card emphasizes the guild's core mechanic, Populate, by allowing players to tap two creatures to create a powerful 8/8 Elemental token.
The card’s artwork was provided by Raoul Vitale, who utilized soft lighting and lush, organic imagery to convey the harmonious yet imposing presence of the Selesnya aesthetic. Upon release, the card was received primarily as a flavorful inclusion for casual and Limited play environments, praised for its ability to stabilize board states in the mid-to-late game, though it saw limited competitive play due to the high mana cost required for its activation.
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