Simian Spirit Guide
Simian Spirit Guide: Creature - Ape Spirit, Mystery Booster 2. Exile this card from your hand: Add R. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Ape Spirit
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2 (MB2)
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Collector number
- 61
- Artist
- Lucas Graciano
- Commander rank
- 432 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Simian Spirit Guide
Simian Spirit Guide is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red creature from Mystery Booster 2 (MB2), a Masters set released in August 2024. It is collector number 61 in that set, with art by Lucas Graciano. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It is banned in Modern. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Planar Chaos (2007) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.55 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
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
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.55 (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 Simian Spirit Guide by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Banned |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Simian Spirit Guide
Simian Spirit Guide has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #189 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #310 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #68 | Common | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1548 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1548★ | Rare | 2024 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #190 | Common | 2021 |
| The List (PLST) #PLC-122 | Common | 2020 |
| Masters 25 (A25) #148 | Uncommon | 2018 |
| Planar Chaos (PLC) #122 | Common | 2007 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Simian Spirit Guide.
- 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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