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Silverback Elder
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Dominaria UnitedDMU · #177
- Card type
- Creature — Ape Shaman
- Rarity
- Mythic rare
- Indicative price
- 4.87 € · ★ 6.39 € · 8.74 $ · ★ 8.66 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Power
- 5
- Toughness
- 7
- Colour
- Green
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.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Alexander Mokhov
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2022-09-09
Rulings
Silverback Elder’s triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.
