Ranger's Guile
Core Set 2021 199 • common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Collector number
- 199
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Steve Prescott
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
"You don't survive in the wild by standing in plain sight."— Garruk Wildspeaker
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ranger's Guile was released in the Core Set 2021 for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. As a functional reprint of cards like Blossoming Defense or Vines of Vastwood, it belongs to a long lineage of green instant spells designed to protect a creature while providing a minor offensive boost. Its inclusion in a core set reflects Wizards of the Coast's intent to provide players with accessible, evergreen tools for creature-based strategies in the Standard format.
The card features illustration by Wisnu Tan, who captured the essence of the spell by depicting a ranger channeling nature to shield their companion. The design focuses on the duality of the card—functioning as both a defensive counter to removal spells and a tactical trick for combat. Upon release, it was well-regarded by limited and constructed players for its low mana cost and its utility in protecting key threats from the interaction-heavy environments common to modern gameplay.
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