---
name: "Selvala, Explorer Returned"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elf Scout"
colors: ["G", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "W"]
keywords: ["Parley"]
set: "DMC"
set_name: "Dominaria United Commander"
collector_number: "167"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tyler Jacobson"
oracle_id: "b628a39b-c923-473d-900a-1617f47ecb76"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/selvala-explorer-returned-dmc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Selvala, Explorer Returned
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elf Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Parley

## Oracle Text
Parley — {T}: Each player reveals the top card of their library. For each nonland card revealed this way, add {G} and you gain 1 life. Then each player draws a card. (Activate only as an instant.)

> *"A Baixada se recusa a sofrer os caprichos da Cidade Alta."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Selvala's Enforcer](/printing/selvalas-enforcer-cns.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
2. [Selvala's Charge](/printing/selvalas-charge-cns.md) — Sorcery
3. [Woodvine Elemental](/printing/woodvine-elemental-cns.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Innocuous Researcher](/printing/innocuous-researcher-mkc.md) — Creature — Centaur Detective
5. [Rousing of Souls](/printing/rousing-of-souls-cns.md) — Sorcery
6. [Storm Fleet Negotiator](/printing/storm-fleet-negotiator-lcc.md) — Creature — Siren Pirate

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #167
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tyler Jacobson
- **Total Printings:** 41 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: `legal`