---
name: "Simian Spirit Guide"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Ape Spirit"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "A25"
set_name: "Masters 25"
collector_number: "148"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lucas Graciano"
oracle_id: "44e0ffa3-8915-4c1f-8f1a-4aeea1365f07"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/simian-spirit-guide-a25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "banned"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Simian Spirit Guide
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Ape Spirit

## Oracle Text
Exile this card from your hand: Add {R}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Simian Brawler](/printing/simian-brawler-csp.md) — Creature — Ape Warrior
2. [Raging Spirit](/printing/raging-spirit-mir.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Grinning Ignus](/printing/grinning-ignus-stx.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Elvish Spirit Guide](/printing/elvish-spirit-guide-dmr.md) — Creature — Elf Spirit
5. [Kird Ape](/printing/kird-ape-ema.md) — Creature — Ape
6. [Baboon Spirit](/printing/baboon-spirit-tle.md) — Creature — Monkey Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters 25 (A25) #148
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lucas Graciano
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2021-03-19)* If a spell or ability's cost includes returning a creature to your hand and paying mana, you can't activate Simian Spirit Guide's mana ability after returning it to your hand. This is because mana abilities must be activated before you begin paying costs.