Sylvan Ranger
Modern Masters 2017 140 • common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Collector number
- 140
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
"Not all paths are found on the forest floor."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Sylvan Ranger first appeared in Magic: The Gathering during the Magic 2010 core set, designed as a functional green utility creature capable of fixing a player's mana base by searching for basic land cards. The creature embodies the theme of elven scouts who traverse the wilderness, a recurring archetype within the game's lore that emphasizes forest-dwelling races with strong ties to nature and survivalist expertise.
The version from Modern Masters 2017 features the evocative original illustration by Greg Staples, who captured the ranger in a stoic, vigilant pose. By the time of the 2017 release, the card had become a reliable staple in Limited play and Pauper formats, valued by players for its efficiency. The Modern Masters reprint allowed collectors and competitive players alike to acquire the card with updated frame aesthetics, maintaining the Ranger's status as a quintessential piece of green utility magic.
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