---
name: "Back-Alley Gardener"
mana_cost: "{R}{G}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elf Druid"
colors: ["G", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "R", "W"]
keywords: ["Seek", "Alliance"]
set: "YSNC"
set_name: "Alchemy: New Capenna"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Francisco Miyara"
oracle_id: "5049be68-d196-4b39-97c5-9b4208c2a1fa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/back-alley-gardener-ysnc"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Back-Alley Gardener
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{G}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Druid
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Seek, Alliance

## Oracle Text
Alliance — Whenever one or more other creatures enter the battlefield under your control, seek a land card, then put it onto the battlefield tapped. This ability triggers only once each turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Attended Socialite](/printing/attended-socialite-snc.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
2. [Grovetender Druids](/printing/grovetender-druids-bfz.md) — Creature — Elf Druid Ally
3. [Rootweaver Druid](/printing/rootweaver-druid-prm.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
4. [A-Social Climber](/printing/a-social-climber-snc.md) — Creature — Human Druid
5. [Elegant Entourage](/printing/elegant-entourage-snc.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
6. [Gala Greeters](/printing/gala-greeters-psnc.md) — Creature — Elf Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: New Capenna (YSNC) #17
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Francisco Miyara

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`