---
name: "Ancient Carp"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Fish"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "44"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Burdett"
oracle_id: "84122d1e-7657-42fa-8724-c4a3a19729a6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ancient-carp-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ancient Carp
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Fish
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

> *« Pourquoi manger aujourd'hui ce qui pourrait un jour devenir un festin ? » —Ojutaï, traduit du draconique*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ancient Crab](/printing/ancient-crab-ogw.md) — Creature — Crab
2. [Coral Eel](/printing/coral-eel-9ed.md) — Creature — Fish
3. [Coral Merfolk](/printing/coral-merfolk-m14.md) — Creature — Merfolk
4. [Water Elemental](/printing/water-elemental-30a.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Headwater Sentries](/printing/headwater-sentries-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior
6. [Mer Man](/printing/mer-man-ust.md) — Host Creature — Human Fish

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #44
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Burdett
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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