Sylvok Explorer
Commander 2016 169 • common
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 169
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
tap: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Any creature on a druid's shoulder is his family, any land under his feet his home.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Sylvok Explorer was originally released in the Scars of Mirrodin set in 2010, designed as a green creature card that serves as a ramp mechanism, allowing players to search their library for a land card when it dies. The version in Commander 2016, numbered 169, features the original artwork by Christopher Moeller, who depicted the creature as a scout for the Mirran resistance. His design captures the harsh, metallic landscape of the Mirrodin plane, emphasizing the themes of survival and exploration inherent to the set's environmental storytelling.
This specific reprint appeared in the 2016 Commander product, a series of pre-constructed decks designed to support the multiplayer Commander format. By including staples like the Sylvok Explorer, Wizards of the Coast aimed to provide players with functional utility cards that smooth out mana curves in the slower, high-variance games typical of the format. The card has been well-regarded by deck builders for its reliability and its ability to provide incremental advantage in the early game.
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