---
name: "Elvish Champion"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elf"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "9ED"
set_name: "Ninth Edition"
collector_number: "238★"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "D. Alexander Gregory"
oracle_id: "7e40f37c-9a0c-40e0-b195-7ea94b12f798"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elvish-champion-9ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Elvish Champion
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Other Elf creatures get +1/+1 and have forestwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

> *"For what are leaves but countless blades
To fight a countless foe on high."
—Elvish hymn*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elvish Pathcutter](/printing/elvish-pathcutter-ons.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
2. [Elvish Archdruid](/printing/elvish-archdruid-hoc.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
3. [Eladamri, Lord of Leaves](/printing/eladamri-lord-of-leaves-tmp.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior
4. [Canopy Tactician](/printing/canopy-tactician-khm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
5. [A-Canopy Tactician](/printing/a-canopy-tactician-khm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
6. [Ambush Commander](/printing/ambush-commander-plst.md) — Creature — Elf

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ninth Edition (9ED) #238★
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** D. Alexander Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 61 across all historical editions

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