---
name: "Ambuscade Shaman"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Orc Shaman"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Dash"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anthony Palumbo"
oracle_id: "96e1d890-4ebb-4c79-8df9-24e3adaf4d9b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ambuscade-shaman-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ambuscade Shaman
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Dash

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, that creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Dash {3}{B} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Alesha's Vanguard](/printing/aleshas-vanguard-plst.md) — Creature — Orc Warrior
2. [Treetop Ambusher](/printing/treetop-ambusher-mh1.md) — Creature — Elf Berserker
3. [Kolaghan Skirmisher](/printing/kolaghan-skirmisher-dtk.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Screamreach Brawler](/printing/screamreach-brawler-plst.md) — Creature — Orc Berserker
5. [Pitiless Horde](/printing/pitiless-horde-plst.md) — Creature — Orc Berserker
6. [Warbringer](/printing/warbringer-dtk.md) — Creature — Orc Berserker

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #87
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anthony Palumbo
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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