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Elvish Spirit Guide lets you exile it from your hand to add green mana, enabling explosive early turns and casting spells ahead of your normal mana curve. If you want similar acceleration, look for other cards that generate mana from your hand or graveyard without requiring them to enter the battlefield.

Simian Spirit Guide $3.07 Simian Spirit Guide Similar effect 2R · Ape Spirit Exile this card from your hand: Add {R}. Sacellum Godspeaker $0.28 Sacellum Godspeaker Similar effect 2G · Elf Druid {T}: Reveal any number of creature cards with power 5 or greater from your hand. Coal Stoker $0.05 Coal Stoker Similar effect 3R · Elemental When this creature enters, if you cast it from your hand, add {R}{R}{R}. Rakish Revelers $0.05 Rakish Revelers Similar effect 2RGW · Elf Druid Rogue When this creature enters, create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token. Cadaverous Bloom $7.33 Cadaverous Bloom Similar effect 3BG · Enchantment Exile a card from your hand: Add {B}{B} or {G}{G}. Masked Bandits $0.07 Masked Bandits Similar effect 3BRG · Raccoon Rogue Vigilance Shattered Seraph $0.05 Shattered Seraph Similar effect 4WUB · Angel Rogue Flying Glamorous Outlaw $0.07 Glamorous Outlaw Similar effect 3UBR · Vampire Rogue When this creature enters, it deals 2 damage to each opponent and you scry 2. Abzan Devotee $0.10 Abzan Devotee Similar effect 1B · Dog Cleric {1}: Add {W}, {B}, or {G}. Rosheen, Roaring Prophet $0.21 Rosheen, Roaring Prophet Similar effect 2RG · Giant Shaman When Rosheen enters, mill six cards. Cormela, Glamour Thief $0.14 Cormela, Glamour Thief Similar effect 1UBR · Vampire Rogue Haste Devoted Druid $0.32 Devoted Druid Mana rock 1G · Elf Druid {T}: Add {G}. Grinning Ignus $0.08 Grinning Ignus Similar effect 2R · Elemental {R}, Return this creature to its owner's hand: Add {C}{C}{R}. Karfell Harbinger $0.16 Karfell Harbinger Similar effect 1U · Zombie Wizard {T}: Add {U}. Midnight Clock $0.51 Midnight Clock Similar effect 2U · Artifact {T}: Add {U}. Metalworker $161.63 Metalworker Similar effect 3 · Construct {T}: Reveal any number of artifact cards in your hand. Gyre Sage $3.01 Gyre Sage Mana rock 1G · Elf Druid Evolve Quirion Elves $0.49 Quirion Elves Mana rock 1G · Elf Druid As this creature enters, choose a color. Spawnbed Protector $2.27 Spawnbed Protector Similar effect 7 · Eldrazi At the beginning of your end step, return up to one target Eldrazi creature card from your gravey... Path of the Pyromancer $3.02 Path of the Pyromancer Similar effect 4R · Sorcery Discard all the cards in your hand.

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Commander-Legal Alternatives to Elvish Spirit Guide

Simian Spirit Guide Simian Spirit Guide $3.07 Sacellum Godspeaker Sacellum Godspeaker $0.28 Coal Stoker Coal Stoker $0.05 Rakish Revelers Rakish Revelers $0.05 Cadaverous Bloom Cadaverous Bloom $7.33 Masked Bandits Masked Bandits $0.07 Shattered Seraph Shattered Seraph $0.05 Glamorous Outlaw Glamorous Outlaw $0.07 Abzan Devotee Abzan Devotee $0.10 Rosheen, Roaring Prophet Rosheen, Roaring Prophet $0.21 Cormela, Glamour Thief Cormela, Glamour Thief $0.14 Devoted Druid Devoted Druid $0.32 Grinning Ignus Grinning Ignus $0.08 Karfell Harbinger Karfell Harbinger $0.16 Midnight Clock Midnight Clock $0.51 Metalworker Metalworker $161.63 Gyre Sage Gyre Sage $3.01 Quirion Elves Quirion Elves $0.49 Spawnbed Protector Spawnbed Protector $2.27 Path of the Pyromancer Path of the Pyromancer $3.02

Modern-Legal Alternatives to Elvish Spirit Guide

Sacellum Godspeaker Sacellum Godspeaker $0.28 Coal Stoker Coal Stoker $0.05 Rakish Revelers Rakish Revelers $0.05 Masked Bandits Masked Bandits $0.07 Shattered Seraph Shattered Seraph $0.05 Glamorous Outlaw Glamorous Outlaw $0.07 Abzan Devotee Abzan Devotee $0.10 Rosheen, Roaring Prophet Rosheen, Roaring Prophet $0.21 Cormela, Glamour Thief Cormela, Glamour Thief $0.14 Devoted Druid Devoted Druid $0.32 Grinning Ignus Grinning Ignus $0.08 Karfell Harbinger Karfell Harbinger $0.16 Midnight Clock Midnight Clock $0.51 Gyre Sage Gyre Sage $3.01

Pioneer-Legal Alternatives to Elvish Spirit Guide

Rakish Revelers Rakish Revelers $0.05 Masked Bandits Masked Bandits $0.07 Shattered Seraph Shattered Seraph $0.05 Glamorous Outlaw Glamorous Outlaw $0.07 Abzan Devotee Abzan Devotee $0.10 Cormela, Glamour Thief Cormela, Glamour Thief $0.14 Grinning Ignus Grinning Ignus $0.08 Karfell Harbinger Karfell Harbinger $0.16 Midnight Clock Midnight Clock $0.51 Gyre Sage Gyre Sage $3.01

Pauper-Legal Alternatives to Elvish Spirit Guide

Simian Spirit Guide Simian Spirit Guide $3.07 Coal Stoker Coal Stoker $0.05 Rakish Revelers Rakish Revelers $0.05 Masked Bandits Masked Bandits $0.07 Shattered Seraph Shattered Seraph $0.05 Glamorous Outlaw Glamorous Outlaw $0.07 Abzan Devotee Abzan Devotee $0.10 Devoted Druid Devoted Druid $0.32 Grinning Ignus Grinning Ignus $0.08 Karfell Harbinger Karfell Harbinger $0.16 Quirion Elves Quirion Elves $0.49

Legacy-Legal Alternatives to Elvish Spirit Guide

Simian Spirit Guide Simian Spirit Guide $3.07 Sacellum Godspeaker Sacellum Godspeaker $0.28 Coal Stoker Coal Stoker $0.05 Rakish Revelers Rakish Revelers $0.05 Cadaverous Bloom Cadaverous Bloom $7.33 Masked Bandits Masked Bandits $0.07 Shattered Seraph Shattered Seraph $0.05 Glamorous Outlaw Glamorous Outlaw $0.07 Abzan Devotee Abzan Devotee $0.10 Rosheen, Roaring Prophet Rosheen, Roaring Prophet $0.21 Cormela, Glamour Thief Cormela, Glamour Thief $0.14 Devoted Druid Devoted Druid $0.32 Grinning Ignus Grinning Ignus $0.08 Karfell Harbinger Karfell Harbinger $0.16 Midnight Clock Midnight Clock $0.51 Metalworker Metalworker $161.63 Gyre Sage Gyre Sage $3.01 Quirion Elves Quirion Elves $0.49 Spawnbed Protector Spawnbed Protector $2.27 Path of the Pyromancer Path of the Pyromancer $3.02
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