Vastwood Animist
~$0.20 low · ~$0.87 high
Green. Creature — Elf Shaman Ally
Worldwake #116 · Illustrated by Raymond Swanland
Worldwake #116 · Illustrated by Raymond SwanlandWhat is Vastwood Animist worth?
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Oracle text
: Target land you control becomes an X/X Elemental creature until end of turn, where X is the number of Allies you control. It's still a land.
1/1
He calls on the forests for counsel and summons the earth to his cause.
Format legality
The only printing of Vastwood Animist
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Worldwake wwk #116· 2010uncommon· Cardmarket €0.15 · €0.26 foil | uncommon | $0.20 | $0.87 | €0.15€0.26 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2010
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #25,647 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Worldwake card (#116).
116
- 116Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Vastwood Animist, read from the Worldwake printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Vastwood Animist. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Elf, Shaman and Ally are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 1/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Raymond Swanland. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Worldwake. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 116 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (4)
2010-03-01
When a land becomes a creature, that doesn't count as having a creature enter. The permanent was already on the battlefield; it only changed its types. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature enters won't trigger.
2010-03-01
A land that becomes a creature may be affected by "summoning sickness." You can't attack with it or use any of its
abilities (including its mana abilities) unless it began your most recent turn on the battlefield under your control. Note that summoning sickness cares about when that permanent came under your control, not when it became a creature.2010-03-01
The value of X is determined as Vastwood Animist's activated ability resolves. The power and toughness of the Elemental won't change if the number of Allies you control changes later in the turn.
2010-03-01
If you control no Allies when the ability resolves, the land becomes a 0/0 creature and is put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action. However, since Vastwood Animist is itself an Ally, the land will usually be at least a 1/1.
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