Selvala, Explorer Returned

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Selvala, Explorer Returned: Legendary Creature - Elf Scout, Bloomburrow Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Legendary Creature - Elf Scout
Colour identity
White and green (WG)
Power / toughness
2/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)
Released
2024-08-02
Collector number
259
Artist
Tyler Jacobson
Commander rank
2,100 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Parley
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Selvala, Explorer Returned

Selvala, Explorer Returned is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and green legendary creature from Bloomburrow Commander (BLC), a Commander product released in August 2024. It is collector number 259 in that set, with art by Tyler Jacobson. It costs {1}{G}{W} (one generic, one white and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/4 creature. Its colour identity is white and green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Conspiracy (2014) to Bloomburrow Commander (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Parley - {T}: Each player reveals the top card of their library. For each nonland card revealed this way, add {G} and you gain 1 life. Then each player draws a card. (Activate only as an instant.)

"The Lowlands refuse to suffer at the whims of the High City."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.34 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

Legality of Selvala, Explorer Returned by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Selvala, Explorer Returned

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

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1914Rare2025
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #218Rare2024
Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #167Rare2022
New Capenna Commander (NCC) #350Rare2022
Commander 2016 (C16) #220Rare2016
Vintage Masters (VMA) #260Rare2014
Conspiracy (CNS) #51Rare2014

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Selvala, Explorer Returned, newest first.

  • Selvala’s ability is not a mana ability. Players can respond to it, and it can’t be activated in the middle of paying for a cost. A recent update to rule 605.1a has made any abilities that move cards to or from libraries no longer mana abilities.
  • Except in some very rare cases, the card each player draws will be the card revealed from the top of their library.

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