---
name: "Gilt-Leaf Ambush"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Kindred Instant — Elf"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Clash"]
set: "LRW"
set_name: "Lorwyn"
collector_number: "214"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Steve Prescott"
oracle_id: "e5a06062-0513-48af-b92a-420ebbeb1695"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gilt-leaf-ambush-lrw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gilt-Leaf Ambush
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Kindred Instant — Elf
- **Keywords:** Clash

## Oracle Text
Create two 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens. Clash with an opponent. If you win, those creatures gain deathtouch until end of turn. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value. Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nath's Elite](/printing/naths-elite-lrw.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
2. [Galadhrim Ambush](/printing/galadhrim-ambush-ltc.md) — Instant
3. [Adder-Staff Boggart](/printing/adder-staff-boggart-lrw.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
4. [Elven Ambush](/printing/elven-ambush-gn3.md) — Instant
5. [Oaken Brawler](/printing/oaken-brawler-plst.md) — Creature — Treefolk Warrior
6. [Bog Hoodlums](/printing/bog-hoodlums-lrw.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn (LRW) #214
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Steve Prescott
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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