Sylvan Messenger

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Sylvan Messenger: Creature - Elf, Kaldheim Commander. Trample. When this creature enters, reveal the top four cards of your library. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{G}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Elf
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Kaldheim Commander (KHC)
Released
2021-02-05
Collector number
75
Artist
PINDURSKI
Commander rank
10,633 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Trample

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About Sylvan Messenger

Sylvan Messenger is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green creature from Kaldheim Commander (KHC), a Commander product released in February 2021. It is collector number 75 in that set, with art by PINDURSKI. It costs {3}{G} (three generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Apocalypse (2001) to Kaldheim Commander (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

When this creature enters, reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all Elf cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (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 Sylvan Messenger by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal

Other printings of Sylvan Messenger

Sylvan Messenger has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) #107Uncommon2022
Magic Origins (ORI) #199Uncommon2015
Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins (EVG) #12Uncommon2014
Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins (DD1) #12Uncommon2007
Salvat 2005 (PSAL) #B14Uncommon2005
Salvat 2005 (PSAL) #B15Uncommon2005
Apocalypse (APC) #87Uncommon2001

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