Silverback Elder
Silverback Elder: Creature - Ape Shaman, Dominaria United. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}{G}{G}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Ape Shaman
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 5/7
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Dominaria United (DMU)
- Released
- 2022-09-09
- Collector number
- 177
- Artist
- Alexander Mokhov
- Commander rank
- 2,102 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Silverback Elder
Silverback Elder is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare green creature from Dominaria United (DMU), an expansion set released in September 2022. It is collector number 177 in that set, with art by Alexander Mokhov. It costs {2}{G}{G}{G} (two generic and three green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 5/7 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $9.48 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever you cast a creature spell, choose one -
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
• You gain 4 life.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $9.48 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Silverback Elder by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Silverback Elder
Silverback Elder has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #103452 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Dominaria United (DMU) #418 | Mythic | 2022 |
| Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #177p | Mythic | 2022 |
| Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #177s | Mythic | 2022 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Silverback Elder.
- Silverback Elder’s triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.