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Selvala, Explorer Returned
Legendary Creature · Elf ScoutParley
Nonfoil
TCGplayer market · MKC #218 nonfoil
$0.30 +7.1% +$0.02, 7 days
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- +15.4%
- EDHREC rank
- #2,100 Up 16 in 30 days
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Selvala, Explorer Returned Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.30, up 7.1% over 7 days, up 15.4% over 30 days, up 36.4% over 90 days.
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Selvala, Explorer Returned in Sealed Products
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Selvala, Explorer Returned Printings & Prices
Selvala, Explorer Returned has 7 tracked printings across 7 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless treatments.
C16 #220
BLC #259
DMC #167
NCC #350
CNS #51
SLD #1914
Sell Selvala, Explorer Returned: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | SLD #1914 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | SLD #1914 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | SLD #1914 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | CNS #51 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | SLD #1914 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | CNS #51 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | C16 #220 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | CNS #51 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | BLC #259 | Nonfoil | |||
| Card Kingdom | MKC #218 | Nonfoil |
Selvala, Explorer Returned Rules Text & Legality
Selvala, Explorer Returned
Parley — {T}: Each player reveals the top card of their library. For each nonland card revealed this way, add {G} and you gain 1 life. Then each player draws a card. (Activate only as an instant.)
Selvala returned from the wilderness and brought all its fierceness with her.
Selvala, Explorer Returned is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
- CommanderLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Competitive BrawlNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
Selvala, Explorer Returned Rulings
- Aug 5, 2026
Selvala’s ability is not a mana ability. Players can respond to it, and it can’t be activated in the middle of paying for a cost. A recent update to rule 605.1a has made any abilities that move cards to or from libraries no longer mana abilities.
- May 29, 2014
Except in some very rare cases, the card each player draws will be the card revealed from the top of their library.
- May 29, 2014
If you activate Selvala's ability while casting a spell, and you discover you can't produce enough mana to pay that spell's costs, the spell is reversed. The spell returns to whatever zone you were casting it from. You may reverse other mana abilities you activated while casting the spell, but Selvala's ability can't be reversed. You'll still have whatever mana that ability produced, and each player will have drawn a card.
- May 29, 2014
Selvala's parley ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Selvala, Explorer Returned has been reprinted 9 times. The Bloomburrow Commander reprint cut the price 69% in 30 days.
- Jun 6, 2014Conspiracy · foilCNS #51
- Jun 6, 2014ConspiracyCNS #51
- Nov 11, 2016Commander 2016C16 #220
- Jun 21, 2021Secret Lair Drop · BorderlessSLD #1914
- Jun 21, 2021Secret Lair Drop · Borderless, foilSLD #1914
- Apr 29, 2022New Capenna CommanderNCC #350
- Sep 9, 2022Dominaria United CommanderDMC #167
- Feb 9, 2024Murders at Karlov Manor CommanderMKC #218
- Aug 2, 2024Bloomburrow CommanderBLC #259
Selvala, Explorer Returned in Commander
Selvala, Explorer Returned is the #2,100 most-played card on EDHREC, up 16 places over the last 30 days.
#2,100
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 16 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Up 16 in 30 days
Selvala, Explorer Returned FAQ
How much is Selvala, Explorer Returned worth?
Selvala, Explorer Returned is worth about $0.30 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Selvala, Explorer Returned legal in Commander?
Yes. Selvala, Explorer Returned is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Selvala, Explorer Returned been reprinted?
Yes. Selvala, Explorer Returned has been reprinted 9 times, with 7 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Selvala, Explorer Returned cheap?
Selvala, Explorer Returned trades at about $0.30; 9 reprints keep supply plentiful.
What can I play instead of Selvala, Explorer Returned?
Cards that fill a similar role include Selvala, Heart of the Wilds, Kwain, Itinerant Meddler, Gluntch, the Bestower.
