If a spell or ability's cost includes returning a creature to your hand and paying mana, you can't activate Elvish Spirit Guide's mana ability after returning it to your hand. This is because mana abilities must be activated before you begin paying costs.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME2 — 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 #159 of *Masters Edition II*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2008 Masters Edition II release.
Card type: Creature — Elf Spirit, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #770 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Julie Baroh. Rarix catalogs 113 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Julie Baroh
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