---
name: "Simian Grunts"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Ape"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Flash", "Echo"]
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "232"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "158f4e87-60f1-43c1-b03d-9bbe4b824b39"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/simian-grunts-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Simian Grunts
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Ape
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Flash, Echo

## Oracle Text
Flash
Echo {2}{G} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)

> *These monkeys mean business.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #232
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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