Simian Spirit Guide
Creature — Ape Spirit
PLCPlanar Chaos#122common
Color Shifted
Banned in Modern
"All my spells smell like burnt hair lately." —Jaya Ballard, task mage
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 444
- Illustrator
- Dave DeVries
- Found in
- Planar Chaos MTGO Redemption · Planar Chaos MTGO Redemption Foil · Planar Chaos Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernBannedStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernBanned
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Exile this card from your hand: Add .
2/2.Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Nonfoil
$3.87
+28.6%
Since Feb 2024:H $4.59L $1.25$2.49
$1.00
$1.49+60% · normal spread
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Foil
$147.26
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Since Feb 2024:H $149.50L $62.74$180.24
$120.00
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Rulings
1 · latest Mar 19, 2021
- WotCMar 19, 2021
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.