First printed in Champions of Kamigawa (2004)
All 36 prints
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Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #285, 2026
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2518, 2026
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Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #266, 2025
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Year of the Snake 2025 (PL25) #4, 2025
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Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #194, 2024
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Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #236, 2024
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Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #72, 2024
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Love Your LGS 2024 (PLG24) #1, 2024
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Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #243, 2024
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Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #183, 2024
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Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #208, 2022
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Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #832, 2022
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New Capenna Commander (NCC) #307, 2022
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Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #128, 2022
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #192, 2021
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Commander 2020 (C20) #187, 2020
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The List (PLST) #C18-160, 2019
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Commander 2019 (C19) #177, 2019
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Commander 2018 (C18) #160, 2018
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #36282, 2017 (digital)
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Commander Anthology (CMA) #142, 2017
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Commander 2016 (C16) #164, 2016
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Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #86, 2015 (digital)
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Commander 2015 (C15) #200, 2015
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Conspiracy (CNS) #177, 2014
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Commander 2013 (C13) #168, 2013
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #36200, 2013 (digital)
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Commander 2011 (CMD) #169, 2011
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Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A86, 2010 (digital)
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Archenemy (ARC) #68, 2010
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Friday Night Magic 2009 (F09) #12, 2009
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Junior APAC Series (PJAS) #1U06, 2006
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Japan Junior Tournament (PJJT) #1N06, 2006
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Junior Series Europe (PJSE) #1E06, 2006
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Junior Super Series (PSUS) #12, 2006
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Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #239, 2004
Sakura-Tribe Elder 

Creature — Snake Shaman
Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
In the last 30 days 0.5% of Modern decks played it (12 of 2236). Most played in RG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.2% of Commander decks played it (15 of 6150). Most played in Nissa, Resurgent Animist.
Combos
9 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers…: Sakura-Tribe Elder + Yedora, Grave Gardener + Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
- Put all basic Plains from your library onto the battlefield: Emeria Shepherd + Sakura-Tribe Elder
- Near-infinite landfall triggers, Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped: Hazel's Brewmaster + Sakura-Tribe Elder + Tireless Provisioner
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Luminous Broodmoth + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Sakura-Tribe Elder
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Luminous Broodmoth + Sakura-Tribe Elder + Solemnity
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Basking Broodscale + Cryptic Trilobite + Metastatic Evangel + Sakura-Tribe Elder + Tayam, Luminous Enigma
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Sakura-Tribe Elder + Vizier of Remedies
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Agatha of the Vile Cauldron + Earthcraft + Kenrith, the Returned King + Sakura-Tribe Elder
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Leyline of Singularity + Ratadrabik of Urborg + Sakura-Tribe Elder
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Not legal
- Timeless Not legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Not legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Legal
- PreDH Legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Not legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Not legal