Elvish Piper

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Elvish Piper: Creature - Elf Shaman, Masters 25. G, Tap: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{G}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Elf Shaman
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
1/1
Rarity
Rare
Set
Masters 25 (A25)
Released
2018-03-16
Collector number
168
Artist
Rebecca Guay
Commander rank
3,126 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Elvish Piper

Elvish Piper is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Masters 25 (A25), a Masters set released in March 2018. It is collector number 168 in that set, with art by Rebecca Guay. It costs {3}{G} (three generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Urza's Destiny (1999) to Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.90 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{G}, {T}: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

"From Gaea grew the world, and the world was silent. From Gaea grew the world's elves, and the world was silent no more." -Elvish teaching

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.90 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Elvish Piper by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Elvish Piper

Elvish Piper has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #239Rare2023
Magic 2010 (M10) #177Rare2009
Tenth Edition (10E) #262Rare2007
Ninth Edition (9ED) #239Rare2005
Ninth Edition (9ED) #239★Rare2005
Eighth Edition (8ED) #244Rare2003
Eighth Edition (8ED) #244★Rare2003
Seventh Edition (7ED) #242Rare2001
Seventh Edition (7ED) #242★Rare2001
Urza's Destiny (UDS) #104Rare1999

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Elvish Piper, newest first.

  • A "creature card" is any card with the type creature, even if it has other types such as artifact, enchantment, or land. Older cards of type summon are also creature cards.
  • Putting the card onto the battlefield is optional. When the ability resolves, you can choose not to.

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