---
name: "Harbinger of Spring"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Protection", "Soulshift"]
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "128"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cara Mitten"
oracle_id: "11c2e14c-cee5-480d-b1be-a6b7e245332a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/harbinger-of-spring-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Harbinger of Spring
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Protection, Soulshift

## Oracle Text
Protection from non-Spirit creatures
Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Moonlit Strider](/printing/moonlit-strider-mm2.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Forked-Branch Garami](/printing/forked-branch-garami-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Kami of the Tended Garden](/printing/kami-of-the-tended-garden-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Elder Pine of Jukai](/printing/elder-pine-of-jukai-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Venerable Kumo](/printing/venerable-kumo-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Hundred-Talon Kami](/printing/hundred-talon-kami-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #128
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cara Mitten
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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