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 2 catalogued treatments from PRM — the lineup includes Foil 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 #65654 of *Magic Online Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the September 2017 Magic Online 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 Anna Steinbauer. Rarix catalogs 479 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Anna Steinbauer
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