Growing Ranks
Return to Ravnica 217 • rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 217
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana or white mana green mana or white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green · White
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
- Market price
- $0.46
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
"We will grow an army large enough to withstand the Izzet's madness."— Trostani
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Growing Ranks was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering, a set designed to revisit the iconic city-world of Ravnica. The card represents the Selesnya Conclave, a guild defined by its community-focused philosophy and green-white color identity. Mechanically, it serves as an enchantment that utilizes the 'populate' keyword, allowing players to create copies of their existing creature tokens to simulate the guild's rapid expansion and collective growth.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Svetlin Velinov, who rendered the Selesnya's architectural harmony and botanical integration. The design brief for the set aimed to emphasize the distinct urban-nature aesthetic of the guild, resulting in imagery that highlights both the structured gathering of individuals and the lush, sprawling foliage characteristic of the Ravnican district of Vitu-Ghazi. Upon release, the card was received as a flavorful, albeit niche, utility piece for token-focused strategies in both casual and limited formats.
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