---
name: "Bat Colony"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "c2022f95-2c26-4a2a-b83b-60efa937cdde"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bat-colony-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bat Colony
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
When this enchantment enters, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying for each mana from a Cave spent to cast it.
Whenever a Cave you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bat Whisperer](/printing/bat-whisperer-mid.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Mirkwood Bats](/printing/mirkwood-bats-ltr.md) — Creature — Bat
3. [Desecrated Tomb](/printing/desecrated-tomb-pm19.md) — Artifact
4. [Sengir Bats](/printing/sengir-bats-hml.md) — Creature — Bat
5. [Skeletal Vampire](/printing/skeletal-vampire-gvl.md) — Creature — Vampire Skeleton
6. [Grimclaw Bats](/printing/grimclaw-bats-dst.md) — Creature — Bat

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #5
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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