Magic: The Gathering

Norwood Ranger

Ninth Edition 260 • common

Set: Ninth Edition
Collector number: 260
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: green mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Green
Artist: Ron Spencer
Market price: $0.08

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$0.08market price via TCGplayer · Aug 7, 2026$0.07 – $0.08 over the tracked period

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Why it matters

The Norwood Ranger is a classic creature card from Magic: The Gathering’s Ninth Edition, featuring Ron Spencer’s distinctively atmospheric artwork. As a staple common from this core set, it serves as a representative example of early creature design and is a familiar sight for those who collect cards from the transition era of the mid-2000s.

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What it does

The song of the forest is in perfect harmony. If a single note is out of place, the elves will find its source.

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Provenance

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The Norwood Ranger was originally introduced in the Urza's Destiny expansion in 1999, designed as a simple green creature to populate the lower mana curve. It was subsequently reprinted in Ninth Edition in 2005, which served as a core set intended to provide a stable foundation for the standard play environment of the era. The card reflects the traditional design philosophy of early Magic: The Gathering, where common cards were intended to be straightforward, functional, and accessible to newer players learning the game's mechanics.

The illustration for the Ninth Edition version was provided by Ron Spencer, a veteran artist known for his distinctively gritty and high-contrast style that defined much of the game's visual identity during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Spencer's work on the Norwood Ranger captures the character as a stoic, woodland scout, fitting the aesthetic of the green mana color identity. While the card is often cited by the community for its unassuming nature and utility in limited play, it remains a recognizable example of the classic creature design that populated the early core sets.

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