Sylvan Advocate
Creature — Elf Druid Ally
Vigilance
As long as you control six or more lands, this creature and land creatures you control get +2/+2.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8599
Sylvan Advocate is a two-mana 2/3 vigilance that turns into a serious threat once you hit six lands — and in Commander, you're almost always above that threshold by mid-game. Commanders like Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir that animate lands repeatedly make the +2/+2 buff to land creatures a genuine board-state multiplier, not just a minor upside.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir
Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir turns card draw into 2/2 land creatures on your opponents' turns, and Sylvan Advocate pumps every one of those tokens by +2/+2 once you're at six lands — which is the normal operating altitude for a Jolrael deck.
Jyoti, Moag Ancient
Jyoti, Moag Ancient creates Forest land tokens whenever creatures enter the battlefield, and Sylvan Advocate makes those tokens significantly more dangerous as attackers the moment the six-land threshold is met.
Bumi, Unleashed
Bumi, Unleashed animates lands as creatures to attack, and Sylvan Advocate's passive buff means each of those animated lands hits noticeably harder without requiring any additional investment.
Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor
Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor turns a land into a creature every combat, and Sylvan Advocate stacks on top of that effect — the animated land is larger, and Obuun himself grows independently, making combat math nightmarish for opponents.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild makes every creature a Forest land, and Sylvan Advocate turns that ruling into a blanket anthem — the entire board gets +2/+2 once you hit six lands, which Ashaya decks do without trying.
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 |
In Commander, Sylvan Advocate is a staple in any deck that animates or creates land creatures — the six-land threshold is trivially met by turn four or five, so the buff is effectively always online. In Pioneer and Modern, it saw legitimate competitive play as a resilient two-drop with late-game scaling, though the current creature density in both formats has pushed it out of top-tier lists. Legacy and Vintage have access to faster, more broken things, so Sylvan Advocate doesn't compete there. The card is at its ceiling in Commander's land-matters shells, where the anthem effect applies to multiple permanents simultaneously.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
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Price data for Sylvan Advocate isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest market price. Given its niche role in Commander land-creature strategies, it tends to sit in the budget range and is typically easy to acquire.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.