Simian Spirit Guide
Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #61 · Common · Creature — Ape Spirit
Mana cost: {2}{R}
Exile this card from your hand: Add {R}.
"It's rarely worth questioning where the mana comes from. Just be grateful."
—Jaya Ballard, task mage
Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Lucas Graciano · Released August 2, 2024
Prices
- Nonfoil: $3.15 USD · €1.76 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.04 USD (1.3%) to $3.15 USD; low $3.02 USD, high $3.35 USD.
Printings
- The Zeta Set #189 (SLZ) · Common · 2026
- The Zeta Set #310 (SLZ) · Common · 2026
- The Zeta Set #68 (SLZ) · Common · 2026
- Mystery Booster 2 #61 (this printing) · Common · 2024 · $3.15 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #1548 (SLD) · Rare · 2024 · $40.76 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #1548★ (SLD) · Rare · 2024 · $105.44 USD foil
- Time Spiral Remastered #190 (TSR) · Common · 2021 · $2.92 USD
- The List #PLC-122 (PLST) · Common · 2020 · $3.89 USD
- Masters 25 #148 (A25) · Uncommon · 2018 · $3.43 USD
- Planar Chaos #122 (PLC) · Common · 2007 · $3.76 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Banned
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-03-19 · wotc — If a spell or ability's cost includes returning a creature to your hand and paying mana, you can't activate Simian 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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