Arboreal Alliance
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Green. Enchantment
Tales of Middle-earth Commander #497 · Illustrated by Alexander Mokhov
Tales of Middle-earth Commander #497 · Illustrated by Alexander MokhovWhat is Arboreal Alliance worth?
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Oracle text
When this enchantment enters, create an X/X green Treefolk creature token.
Whenever you attack with one or more Elves, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
"First name the four, the free peoples: Eldest of all, the elf-children . . ." —*Long List of the Ents*
Format legality
All 2 printings of Arboreal Alliance
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tales of Middle-earth Commander ltc #497· 2023Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €0.64 · €0.49 foil | rare | $0.56 | $0.40 | €0.64€0.49 foil | |
 Tales of Middle-earth Commander ltc #541· 2023BorderlessSurge Foilrare· Cardmarket €2.06 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $3.31 | €2.06 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #12,532 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Populate
- Artist
- Alexander Mokhov
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Tales of Middle-earth Commander card (#497).
0497 · LTC · R · EN
- 0497Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LTCSet code for Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (8)
November 3, 2023
Arboreal Alliance's last ability triggers whenever you attack with at least one Elf. You populate exactly once as it resolves, no matter how many Elves you attacked with.
November 3, 2023
If Arboreal Alliance enters the battlefield without being cast, or if you cast it with X equal to 0, you'll create a 0/0 green Treefolk creature token. Unless something else is raising its toughness, it will immediately die.
January 12, 2024
If you choose to copy a creature token that's a copy of another creature, the new creature token will copy the characteristics of whatever the original token is copying.
January 12, 2024
Populate doesn't target the creature token you're copying. You choose that creature token as you're taking the populate action. You can choose any creature token you control. If a spell or ability causes you to create a creature token and then instructs you to populate, you may choose to copy the token you just created, or you may choose to copy another creature token you control.
January 12, 2024
If you control no creature tokens when you populate, nothing will happen.
January 12, 2024
Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied token will trigger when the new token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied token will also work.
January 12, 2024
The new creature token copies the characteristics of the original token as stated by the effect that created the original token.
January 12, 2024
The new token doesn't copy whether the original token is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any noncopy effects that have changed its power, toughness, color, and so on.
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