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Selvala, Explorer Returned
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Selvala, Explorer Returned

{1}{G}{W}

Legendary Creature — Elf Scout

Parley — {T}: Each player reveals the top card of their library. For each nonland card revealed this way, add {G} and you gain 1 life. Then each player draws a card. (Activate only as an instant.)

"The Lowlands refuse to suffer at the whims of the High City."

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Parley
Set
New Capenna Commander (NCC #350)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2022-04-29
Artist
Tyler Jacobson
EDHREC rank
#2,132
Colour identity
{G}{W}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 2 two-card combos

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.27
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
DrawRamp

Combos 4

Mind Over Matter+Selvala, Explorer Returned
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite card draw for each opponentNear-infinite draw triggers for each opponentNear-infinite green manaNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
288 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Selvala, Explorer Returned+Tolarian Kraken
{G}{W}{U}
Near-infinite card draw for all playersNear-infinite draw triggers for all playersNear-infinite green manaNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
134 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Selvala, Explorer Returned+Pili-Pala+Agatha's Soul Cauldron
{G}{W}
Infinite card draw for all playersInfinite draw triggers for all playersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
94 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Selvala, Explorer Returned+Intruder Alarm+The Locust God
{R}{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card draw for all playersInfinite draw triggers for all playersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokens with hasteNear-infinite green manaNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite untap of all creatures
15 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Wirewood Lodge 53 %+50.6 %
  2. Quirion Ranger 49 %+47.2 %
  3. Thousand-Year Elixir 47 %+44.9 %
  4. Seeker of Skybreak 43 %+41.5 %
  5. Elvish Mystic 63 %+41.5 %
  6. Umbral Mantle 43 %+40.9 %
  7. Wirewood Symbiote 41 %+39.5 %
  8. Priest of Titania 42 %+39.4 %
  9. Fyndhorn Elves 51 %+39.4 %
  10. Llanowar Elves 70 %+39.3 %
  11. Vitalize 38 %+36.5 %
  12. Instill Energy 38 %+36.1 %
  13. To Arms! 33 %+31.2 %
  14. Scryb Ranger 32 %+31.0 %
  15. Marvin, Murderous Mimic 30 %+28.8 %
  16. Arbor Elf 35 %+28.0 %
  17. Seedborn Muse 33 %+26.4 %
  18. Elvish Archdruid 28 %+26.2 %
  19. Formidable Speaker 28 %+24.5 %
  20. Emerald Charm 26 %+24.4 %
  21. Eternal Witness 39 %+24.2 %
  22. Avacyn's Pilgrim 59 %+24.0 %
  23. Concordant Crossroads 27 %+23.7 %
  24. Drumbellower 25 %+23.2 %
  25. Nature's Chosen 25 %+22.8 %
  26. Birds of Paradise 47 %+22.5 %
  27. Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 25 %+22.5 %
  28. Legolas's Quick Reflexes 24 %+21.7 %
  29. Reclamation Sage 28 %+21.7 %
  30. Village Bell-Ringer 23 %+21.5 %
  31. Lightning Greaves 37 %+21.0 %
  32. Smothering Tithe 34 %+20.7 %
  33. Mirror Entity 25 %+20.5 %
  34. Chord of Calling 26 %+19.9 %
  35. Green Sun's Zenith 25 %+19.8 %
  36. Mobilize 20 %+19.8 %
  37. Scrawling Crawler 21 %+19.7 %
  38. Finale of Devastation 27 %+19.4 %
  39. Approach of the Second Sun 22 %+19.2 %
  40. Grand Abolisher 27 %+18.9 %
  41. Circle of Dreams Druid 22 %+18.5 %
  42. Staff of Domination 21 %+18.5 %
  43. Tataru Taru 20 %+18.4 %
  44. Benefactor's Draught 19 %+18.3 %
  45. Rites of Flourishing 21 %+17.9 %
  46. Reliquary Tower 46 %+17.9 %
  47. Veil of Summer 21 %+17.5 %
  48. Dionus, Elvish Archdruid 18 %+17.3 %
  49. Silence 21 %+17.2 %
  50. Eladamri's Call 32 %+17.1 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 96 %-1.4 %
  2. Plains 94 %-3.2 %
  3. Command Tower 86 %+2.5 %
  4. Sol Ring 75 %-0.7 %
  5. Llanowar Elves 70 %+39.3 %
  6. Swords to Plowshares 70 %+4.7 %
  7. Elvish Mystic 63 %+41.5 %
  8. Temple Garden 60 %+13.0 %
  9. Avacyn's Pilgrim 59 %+24.0 %
  10. Canopy Vista 58 %-8.6 %
  11. Path to Exile 57 %+2.1 %
  12. Sunpetal Grove 56 %-0.7 %
  13. Wirewood Lodge 53 %+50.6 %
  14. Fyndhorn Elves 51 %+39.4 %
  15. Quirion Ranger 49 %+47.2 %
  16. Brushland 49 %+13.2 %
  17. Bountiful Promenade 48 %+10.2 %
  18. Thousand-Year Elixir 47 %+44.9 %
  19. Birds of Paradise 47 %+22.5 %
  20. Reliquary Tower 46 %+17.9 %
  21. Beast Within 45 %+8.2 %
  22. Windswept Heath 45 %+14.4 %
  23. Arcane Signet 44 %-13.3 %
  24. Seeker of Skybreak 43 %+41.5 %
  25. Umbral Mantle 43 %+40.9 %
  26. Priest of Titania 42 %+39.4 %
  27. Wirewood Symbiote 41 %+39.5 %
  28. Eternal Witness 39 %+24.2 %
  29. Heroic Intervention 39 %+2.5 %
  30. Instill Energy 38 %+36.1 %
  31. Vitalize 38 %+36.5 %
  32. Lightning Greaves 37 %+21.0 %
  33. Fortified Village 37 %-8.5 %
  34. Overgrown Farmland 35 %-5.1 %
  35. Arbor Elf 35 %+28.0 %
  36. Smothering Tithe 34 %+20.7 %
  37. Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar 33 %+0.8 %
  38. Seedborn Muse 33 %+26.4 %
  39. To Arms! 33 %+31.2 %
  40. Generous Gift 32 %+1.7 %
  41. Scryb Ranger 32 %+31.0 %
  42. Eladamri's Call 32 %+17.1 %
  43. Wild Growth 31 %+11.7 %
  44. Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth 31 %+12.3 %
  45. Hushwood Verge 31 %+3.2 %
  46. Marvin, Murderous Mimic 30 %+28.8 %
  47. Swiftfoot Boots 30 %+4.0 %
  48. Horizon Canopy 29 %+15.3 %
  49. Sungrass Prairie 29 %-5.8 %
  50. Formidable Speaker 28 %+24.5 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2014-05-29

    Except in some very rare cases, the card each player draws will be the card revealed from the top of their library.

  • 2026-08-05

    Selvala’s ability is not a mana ability. Players can respond to it, and it can’t be activated in the middle of paying for a cost. A recent update to rule 605.1a has made any abilities that move cards to or from libraries no longer mana abilities.

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