---
name: "Silverback Ape"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Ape"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "S99"
set_name: "Starter 1999"
collector_number: "141"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "a72f9437-d652-4a64-99df-a307a6dd9a0d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/silverback-ape-s99"
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
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> *His true majesty is not in his silver, but in his size.*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Starter 1999 (S99) #141
- **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`