---
name: "Altanak, the Thrice-Called"
mana_cost: "{5}{G}{G}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Insect Beast"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Sam Wolfe Connelly"
oracle_id: "6591f243-f94c-4a83-bb16-1fb838d9eb14"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/altanak-the-thrice-called-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Altanak, the Thrice-Called
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{G}{G}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Insect Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 9/9
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
Whenever Altanak becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, draw a card.
{1}{G}, Discard this card: Return target land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kazandu Stomper](/printing/kazandu-stomper-j25.md) — Creature — Beast
2. [Ambush Krotiq](/printing/ambush-krotiq-frf.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar](/printing/multani-yavimayas-avatar-pdom.md) — Legendary Creature — Elemental Avatar
4. [Groundchuck & Dirtbag](/printing/groundchuck-dirtbag-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Ox Mole Mutant
5. [Mina and Denn, Wildborn](/printing/mina-and-denn-wildborn-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Ally
6. [Slogurk, the Overslime](/printing/slogurk-the-overslime-dbl.md) — Legendary Creature — Ooze

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #166
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Sam Wolfe Connelly
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`