Llanowar Elves
Anthologies 59 • common
- Set
- Anthologies
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $0.43
What it does
tap: Add green mana.
One bone broken for every twig snapped underfoot.— Llanowar penalty for trespassing
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Llanowar Elves first appeared in the original Magic: The Gathering Alpha set in 1993, representing the classic green creature archetype of a low-cost mana accelerator. By the time the Anthologies set was released in 1998, the card had become a foundational staple of the game, valued for its efficiency and role in enabling faster gameplay strategies. This specific printing features the iconic illustration by Anson Maddocks, whose distinctively eerie and organic style helped define the visual identity of early Magic: The Gathering creatures.
The Anthologies set was designed as a retrospective product, intentionally reprinting cards from earlier expansions to provide newer players with access to foundational staples. Anson Maddocks, a key contributor to the game's early aesthetic, portrayed the Llanowar Elves not as generic forest dwellers, but as creatures deeply rooted in the primal, shadowed forests of Dominaria. His artistic contribution remains one of the most recognized depictions of the character, praised for its commitment to the game's original dark fantasy atmosphere.
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