---
name: "Silverback Elder"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Ape Shaman"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "418"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Alexander Mokhov"
oracle_id: "b1a0ae56-77aa-43ad-9aa8-dc1ab779e9d9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/silverback-elder-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Silverback Elder
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{G}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Ape Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/7

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a creature spell, choose one —
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
• You gain 4 life.

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #418
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Alexander Mokhov
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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