Elvish Spirit Guide
Alliances (ALL) #89 · Uncommon · Creature — Elf Spirit
Mana cost: {2}{G}
Exile this card from your hand: Add {G}.
"We are never without guidance, if we but seek it."
—Taaveti of Kelsinko, Elvish Hunter
Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Julie Baroh · Released June 10, 1996
Prices
- Nonfoil: $5.07 USD · €4.04 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.30 USD (5.6%) to $5.07 USD; low $5.07 USD, high $5.37 USD.
Printings
- Mystery Booster 2 #68 (MB2) · Uncommon · 2024 · $2.18 USD
- Dominaria Remastered #157 (DMR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $2.76 USD
- Dominaria Remastered #338 (DMR) · Uncommon · 2023 · $2.72 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #423 (SLD) · Rare · 2022 · $35.54 USD
- Magic Online Promos #65654 (PRM) · Uncommon · 2017
- Masters Edition II #159 (ME2) · Uncommon · 2008
- Alliances #89 (this printing) · Uncommon · 1996 · $5.07 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2022-12-08 · wotc — If a spell or ability's cost includes returning a creature to your hand and paying mana, you can't activate Elvish Spirit Guide's mana ability after returning it to your hand. This is because mana abilities must be activated before you begin paying costs.
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- Sergeant John Benton · in 36% of 50 decks
- Tana, the Bloodsower · in 18% of 49 decks
- Reyhan, Last of the Abzan · in 8% of 49 decks
- Storm, Force of Nature · in 6% of 48 decks
- Voja, Jaws of the Conclave · in 6% of 50 decks