---
name: "Sylvan Shepherd"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Druid"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "206"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Darrell Riche"
oracle_id: "ae9f4b85-46ed-4a1a-ada4-54ce56f41815"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sylvan-shepherd-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sylvan Shepherd
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Druid
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
Whenever this creature attacks, roll a d20.
1—9 | You gain 1 life.
10—19 | You gain 2 life.
20 | You gain 5 life.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #206
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Darrell Riche
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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