---
name: "Elvish Spirit Guide"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elf Spirit"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "89"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anna Steinbauer"
oracle_id: "6b0e23cf-7d68-4329-86db-7adc26abd86b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elvish-spirit-guide-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Elvish Spirit Guide
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Spirit

## Oracle Text
Exile this creature from your hand: Add {G}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elvish Mystic](/printing/elvish-mystic-soc.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
2. [Elvish Harbinger](/printing/elvish-harbinger-evg.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
3. [Woodland Mystic](/printing/woodland-mystic-m20.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
4. [Elvish Piper](/printing/elvish-piper-a25.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
5. [Llanowar Elves](/printing/llanowar-elves-fdn.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
6. [Elvish Visionary](/printing/elvish-visionary-cmr.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #89
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anna Steinbauer
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`

## Official Rulings
- *(2022-12-08)* If a spell or ability's cost includes returning a creature to your hand and paying mana, you can't activate Elvish Spirit Guide's mana ability after returning it to your hand. This is because mana abilities must be activated before you begin paying costs.