If a spell or ability's cost includes returning a creature to your hand and paying mana, you can't activate Simian Spirit Guide's mana ability after returning it to your hand. This is because mana abilities must be activated before you begin paying costs.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.15 and $3.37 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from A25 — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #148 of *Masters 25*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2018 Masters 25 release.
Card type: Creature — Ape Spirit, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper. Banned in Modern.
EDHrec ranks this card #437 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Dave DeVries. Rarix catalogs 15 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Dave DeVries
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