---
name: "Sylvan Primordial"
mana_cost: "{5}{G}{G}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Reach"]
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "136"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Stephan Martiniere"
oracle_id: "52b88034-bf0f-4d29-b776-40ce421f1107"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sylvan-primordial-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "banned"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sylvan Primordial
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{G}{G}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/8
- **Keywords:** Reach

## Oracle Text
Reach
When this creature enters, for each opponent, destroy target noncreature permanent that player controls. For each permanent destroyed this way, search your library for a Forest card and put that card onto the battlefield tapped. Then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Primeval Force](/printing/primeval-force-por.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Sylvan Ranger](/printing/sylvan-ranger-c14.md) — Creature — Elf Scout Ranger
3. [Primal Bellow](/printing/primal-bellow-zen.md) — Instant
4. [Silverglade Elemental](/printing/silverglade-elemental-plst.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Conclave Naturalists](/printing/conclave-naturalists-2xm.md) — Creature — Dryad
6. [Woodfall Primus](/printing/woodfall-primus-mma.md) — Creature — Treefolk Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #136
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Stephan Martiniere
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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