Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sakura-Tribe Elder: Creature - Snake Shaman, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Snake Shaman
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 285
- Artist
- Anastasia Ovchinnikova
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About Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sakura-Tribe Elder is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 285 in that set, with art by Anastasia Ovchinnikova. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It has been printed in 34 sets, from Champions of Kamigawa (2004) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
He'd chosen a sunlit clearing with open skies and an ample brook. All that remained was to find a worthy sapling.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.49 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sakura-Tribe Elder by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sakura-Tribe Elder has been printed in 34 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #266 | Common | 2025 |
| Year of the Snake 2025 (PL25) #4 | Rare | 2025 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #194 | Common | 2024 |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #236 | Common | 2024 |
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #72 | Common | 2024 |
| Love Your LGS 2024 (PLG24) #1 | Rare | 2024 |
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #243 | Common | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #183 | Common | 2024 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #208 | Common | 2022 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #832 | Common | 2022 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) #307 | Common | 2022 |
| Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #128 | Common | 2022 |
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.