Yavimaya Sapherd
Dominaria 189 • common
- Set
- Dominaria
- Collector number
- 189
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Christine Choi
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
"When their community grows cluttered, thallids begin a traditional bobbing dance, then trek out in all directions."— *Sarpadian Empires, vol. III*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Yavimaya Sapherd was released in 2018 as part of the Dominaria expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed as a nostalgic return to the game's foundational plane, focusing on themes of history, legendary heroes, and the cyclical nature of life on Dominaria. Mechanically, the card was created as a common-rarity creature to support the green color's identity of summoning tokens, providing a modest but reliable body on the battlefield to help players stabilize during the mid-game.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Anna Steinbauer, who is known for her clean, expressive style within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. Steinbauer sought to capture the lush, symbiotic relationship between the Saproling creatures and the verdant Yavimaya forest. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players of the Limited format—Draft and Sealed—for its efficiency and utility as a two-for-one value play, cementing its status as a quintessential staple of the Dominaria drafting environment.
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