---
name: "Yavimaya Barbarian"
mana_cost: "{R}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elf Barbarian"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: ["Protection"]
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "290"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Don Hazeltine"
oracle_id: "04576b4d-2977-4cdf-b4a5-b0b47995e962"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/yavimaya-barbarian-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Yavimaya Barbarian
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Barbarian
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Protection

## Oracle Text
Protection from blue

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Yavimaya Scion](/printing/yavimaya-scion-ulg.md) — Creature — Treefolk
2. [Llanowar Knight](/printing/llanowar-knight-inv.md) — Creature — Elf Knight
3. [Nath's Buffoon](/printing/naths-buffoon-lrw.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue
4. [Great Sable Stag](/printing/great-sable-stag-m10.md) — Creature — Elk
5. [Warren-Scourge Elf](/printing/warren-scourge-elf-lrw.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
6. [Shivan Zombie](/printing/shivan-zombie-inv.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Barbarian Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #290
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Don Hazeltine
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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