Kelsinko Ranger
Creature — Human Ranger
: Target green creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #30463
Kelsinko Ranger is a 1/1 for three mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect and a tap ability that requires another untapped Plains to produce any result — the floor and ceiling are both low. Bulk rare territory for a reason; there are virtually no competitive shells that want this.
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 |
Kelsinko Ranger is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a three-mana 1/1 with a tap-and-sacrifice-a-Plains ability competes against an enormous card pool, and it loses that competition badly — mono-white has far better ways to spend three mana. In Pauper, where Kelsinko Ranger is legal, aggressive white decks have no interest in a 1/1 that asks you to sacrifice lands for marginal effect. Legacy and Vintage don't change the calculus; the card simply doesn't do enough at any point on the curve.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Kelsinko Ranger sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price is accurate. There's no realistic demand driver that would push it higher — pick it up only if a very specific personal project calls for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.