Elephant Guide
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3.
When enchanted creature dies, create a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Eternal Masters
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #20591
Elephant Guide puts +3/+3 on a creature for three mana and leaves a 3/3 Elephant token behind when that creature dies — it replaces itself on the board, which is more than most Auras can say. At common, the rate is real, and it earns a slot wherever you're stacking effects on a commander that wants to attack.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Stangg, Echo Warrior
Stangg, Echo Warrior copies Auras and Equipment onto his token twin, so Elephant Guide effectively puts two instances of its buff into play for one card — and if either creature dies, you still bank a 3/3 token, keeping the engine churning.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Elephant Guide is a budget Aura that punches above its price: the built-in token means a board wipe doesn't strand you with a dead enchantment and nothing to show for it. Pauper is where it has seen the most competitive repetitions, historically appearing in green stompy lists that want cheap, high-impact buffs on evasive threats. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but those formats don't care about a three-mana Aura with no broken interaction attached. Elephant Guide is a Commander and Pauper card — full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Elephant Guide is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common box at your local game store without thinking twice. Demand won't push this number meaningfully; it's a casual staple with a ceiling, not a spec target.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.