Ghirapur Guide
Creature — Elf Scout
: Target creature you control can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #23947
Ghirapur Guide lets your creatures punch through blocked ground every turn — but only one at a time, only on attack, and only in exchange for tapping it. That conditional, singular unblockability is too narrow to justify a slot outside of dedicated Forests-matter or landwalk-synergy builds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ghirapur Guide sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — one-mana creatures that conditionally grant unblockability to a single attacker don't clear the bar in formats with efficient interaction and faster clocks. In Commander, it finds a narrow home in mono-green or Forests-matter builds where opponents are likely to control basic Forests, turning the Guide's activated ability into a reliable evasion tool rather than a blank. Outside that specific context, a 2/2 for two that taps to maybe make one creature unblockable is a low-impact role-player most decks will cut before round two of tuning.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Ghirapur Guide is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box rather than order. That price reflects its limited demand, and there's no meaningful scenario where it appreciates; it will stay bulk indefinitely.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.