Simian Spirit Guide
The Zeta Set 68 • common
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- MSCHF
What it does
Exile this card from your hand: Add red mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernBanned
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Simian Spirit Guide was originally released as part of the Planar Chaos expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 2007. It reflects the set's central design philosophy of 'timeshifted' cards, which reimagined established color-pie mechanics by shifting iconic abilities into different colors, in this case manifesting a red-aligned creature that provides immediate mana acceleration traditionally associated with green spells.
The card was illustrated by Dave Dorman, a celebrated fantasy artist known for his atmospheric use of light and texture. Dorman’s depiction of the guide captures a primal, mystical primate figure, aiming to convey the ephemeral nature of the mana ritual the card represents. While its initial reception was balanced, the card gained significant long-term notoriety in competitive formats due to its ability to facilitate explosive, high-speed plays by exiling itself from a player's hand.
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