Sylvan Messenger
Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins 12 • uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins
- Collector number
- 12
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
When this creature enters, reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all Elf cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sylvan Messenger was originally printed in the 1999 expansion Apocalypse and later featured in the 2007 Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins set. The card was designed to support tribal synergy, specifically for Elf decks, by allowing players to reveal the top four cards of their library and add any number of revealed Elf cards to their hand. This mechanic emphasizes the communal and expansionist nature of the Elves in Magic: The Gathering lore, providing players with a robust way to recover resources during the mid-to-late stages of a match.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Heather Hudson, a prolific artist in the early years of the game. Her interpretation of the Sylvan Messenger captures the aesthetic of the Lorwyn and Shadowmoor era, favoring a blend of organic, forest-inspired imagery and high fantasy motifs. The card was well-received by players for its efficiency in tribal archetypes, and it remains a foundational utility card for green-aligned decks that focus on swarm tactics.
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