Magic: The Gathering

Yavimaya Ancients

Alliances 104b • common

Set: Alliances
Collector number: 104b
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 3 generic mana green mana green mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Green
Artist: Quinton Hoover
Market price: $0.13

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$0.13market price via TCGplayer · Aug 17, 2026$0.13 – $0.14 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This common creature card, illustrated by Quinton Hoover, stands as a piece of history from the Alliances set. Its presence in a collection represents the enduring legacy of early card expansions and the foundational art styles that helped define the game's aesthetic.

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Card face

What it does

green mana: This creature gets +1/-2 until end of turn.

"We orphans of Fyndhorn have found no welcome in this alien place."— Taaveti of Kelsinko, Elvish Hunter

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Yavimaya Ancients was released in the 1996 Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering, a set that remains highly regarded for its mechanical innovation and focus on resource management. As a green common, the creature was designed to populate the board during the mid-game, reflecting the set's broader theme of conflict between the forces of the Ice Age and the thawing world. Its existence provided players with a reliable, albeit standard, body that embodied the forest-dwelling strength central to green deck archetypes of the era.

The card features the distinct, ethereal illustration style of Quinton Hoover, a foundational artist for the early game. Hoover was known for his ornate, sweeping linework and evocative, almost stained-glass aesthetic, which gave his cards a sense of fantasy folklore. While the card is mechanically straightforward, it is frequently cited by collectors for Hoover's signature artistic touch, which helped define the visual identity of Magic during its formative years.

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