---
name: "Silverback Ape"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Ape"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "S7"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "a72f9437-d652-4a64-99df-a307a6dd9a0d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/silverback-ape-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Silverback Ape
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Ape
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

> *It does not wear a crown or sit on a throne of gold, but those who have witnessed its power hail it nonetheless.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gorilla Warrior](/printing/gorilla-warrior-por.md) — Creature — Ape Warrior
2. [Barbary Apes](/printing/barbary-apes-leg.md) — Creature — Ape
3. [Ancient Silverback](/printing/ancient-silverback-7ed.md) — Creature — Ape
4. [Gumato](/printing/gumato-trc.md) — Creature — Ape Beast
5. [Simian Brawler](/printing/simian-brawler-j22.md) — Creature — Ape Warrior
6. [Silverback Shaman](/printing/silverback-shaman-j22.md) — Creature — Ape Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #S7
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spears
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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