Selvala, Eager Trailblazer

Selvala, Eager Trailblazer

Legendary Creature — Elf Scout

Mana cost: {2}{G}{W}

How we read this card

Vigilance
Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with that ability

triggered — makes a token

Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
Choose a color. Add one mana of that color for each different power among creatures you control.

activated {T} — adds mana

What we read on this card

Causes: create a Mercenary creature token, put a Mercenary creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature is cast.

Works well with

an Elf attacks — 490 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer attacks:

  1. Celeborn the Wise — scries
  2. Arboreal Alliance — triggers

a nontoken Elf enters the battlefield — 493 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

  1. Wirewood Hivemaster — When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer enters, Wirewood Hivemaster makes a token

an Elf enters the battlefield — 512 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer enters:

  1. Wolverine Riders — gains you its toughness life
  2. Elvish Warmaster — makes a token
  3. Elvish Vanguard — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Marwyn, the Nurturer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Woodland Weavemaster — gets +1/+1

provide a creature to sacrifice — 1,195 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this.

  1. Birthing Ritual — Selvala, Eager Trailblazer makes fodder for Birthing Ritual

1,194 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 1,241 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When a Mercenary enters thanks to Selvala, Eager Trailblazer:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 1,241 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer makes a Mercenary token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 1,554 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When a Mercenary enters thanks to Selvala, Eager Trailblazer:

  1. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  2. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  3. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Wildwood Mentor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Caretaker's Talent — draws you 1 card
  7. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

a token is created — 1,555 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer makes a Mercenary token:

  1. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  2. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent

11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 6,741 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. The Earth King — searches a library
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Glory Bearers — gives +0/+1
  5. Ancestor Dragon — gains you life
  6. Patron of the Kitsune — gains you 1 life
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Super-Soldier Serum — triggers
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

78 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 6,741 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Apothecary White — makes a token
  4. Adeline, Resplendent Cathar — makes a token
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers
  6. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  7. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  8. Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam — triggers
  9. Ghalta and Mavren — triggers
  10. Warren Warleader — triggers

38 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 6,741 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  3. Gift of the Woods — gives +0/+3
  4. Noble Stand — gains you 2 life
  5. Noxious Assault — puts a counter on a permanent
  6. Battle Cry — gives +0/+1
  7. Ferocity — puts a counter on a permanent
  8. Mammoth Harness — grants first strike
  9. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 6,741 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer attacks:

  1. Basri Ket — makes a token
  2. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature deals combat damage — 6,741 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

  1. Antagonist Incorporator — When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer deals combat damage, Antagonist Incorporator makes a token

75 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 6,766 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer is cast:

  1. Primeval Bounty — makes a token
  2. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — puts that spell's mana value counters on a creature
  3. Summon: Fenrir — it arrives with counters thanks to Summon: Fenrir
  4. Silverback Elder — triggers

47 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,580 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

  1. Legolas Greenleaf — When Selvala, Eager Trailblazer enters, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Aetherstorm Roc — When a Mercenary enters thanks to Selvala, Eager Trailblazer, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control

162 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 11,072 cards in Selvala's colors can cause this (Selvala is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a Mercenary enters thanks to Selvala, Eager Trailblazer, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

14 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.