---
name: "Elderwood Scion"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["G", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Trample"]
set: "PCA"
set_name: "Planechase Anthology"
collector_number: "88"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "99c8647f-e08d-4217-b637-3f8f2bffdaa3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elderwood-scion-pca"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Elderwood Scion
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample, lifelink
Spells you cast that target this creature cost {2} less to cast.
Spells your opponents cast that target this creature cost {2} more to cast.

> *The Sunbriar druids believe that every life begins in its heart and ends under its hooves.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Jukai Naturalist](/printing/jukai-naturalist-cmm.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Monk
3. [Creeping Trailblazer](/printing/creeping-trailblazer-m20.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Wildheart Invoker](/printing/wildheart-invoker-cmr.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
5. [Kodama of the South Tree](/printing/kodama-of-the-south-tree-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit
6. [Defiler of Vigor](/printing/defiler-of-vigor-dmu.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planechase Anthology (PCA) #88
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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