---
name: "Basking Capybara"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Capybara"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Descend"]
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "175"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ilse Gort"
oracle_id: "0ce678fa-6495-4857-b178-231c283b4514"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/basking-capybara-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Basking Capybara
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Capybara
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Descend

## Oracle Text
Descend 4 — This creature gets +3/+0 as long as there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard.

> *「最も賢き哲学者ですら、カピバラの内なる平穏に到達することはできないだろう。」
――オルテカの説教者、ネーリ*

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3. [Coati Scavenger](/printing/coati-scavenger-lci.md) — Creature — Raccoon
4. [Malamet Veteran](/printing/malamet-veteran-lci.md) — Creature — Cat Warrior
5. [Chupacabra Echo](/printing/chupacabra-echo-lci.md) — Creature — Beast Horror Spirit
6. [Echo of Dusk](/printing/echo-of-dusk-lci.md) — Creature — Vampire Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #175
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ilse Gort
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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