Sylvan Shepherd
Creature — Human Druid
Vigilance
Whenever this creature attacks, roll a d20.
1—9 | You gain 1 life.
10—19 | You gain 2 life.
20 | You gain 5 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #18652
Sylvan Shepherd puts a 1/1 Plant token into play at end of turn for each Forest you control — that's a meaningful token count in any dedicated green-land deck, stapled to a three-mana body. The cost is that it does nothing the turn it enters and asks you to heavily commit to basic Forests over utility lands.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Sylvan Shepherd has its only real home, specifically in landfall or token-swarm builds that already want a Forest-heavy mana base. In 1v1 formats like Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, the delayed payoff and three-mana investment simply don't compete with faster token generators. Pauper is the one non-Commander format worth a glance — green stompy shells can accumulate Forests quickly — but even there the sorcery-speed end-of-turn trigger makes it too slow against aggressive opposition. Across the board, the card is a niche Commander role-player, not a constructed piece.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Sylvan Shepherd is deep bulk — easy to pick up in a trade binder or toss into a cart as filler. Don't expect the price to move; it's a narrow card with a small target audience, and supply will always outpace demand at this tier.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.