Simian Spirit Guide
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Type
- Creature — Ape Spirit
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- The Zeta Set #189 (common)
Exile this card from your hand: Add {R}.
Simian Spirit Guide has 10 printings, first in Planar Chaos (2007). EDHREC ranks it #440 among Commander cards. It appears most in Vivi Ornitier decks (12,685 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: banned
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Simian Spirit Guide most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Vivi Ornitier: 12,685 decks
- Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness: 10,212 decks
- Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tymna the Weaver: 10,106 decks
- Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin: 8,935 decks
- Winota, Joiner of Forces: 6,934 decks
- Kibo, Uktabi Prince: 6,929 decks
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw: 6,515 decks
- Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy: 4,728 decks
Often played with Simian Spirit Guide
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.