---
name: "Boneyard Lurker"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Nightmare Beast"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Mutate"]
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "298"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "88aa5cd0-811a-4682-b2b0-2decbd13b332"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/boneyard-lurker-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Boneyard Lurker
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Nightmare Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Mutate

## Oracle Text
Mutate {2}{B/G}{B/G} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Whenever this creature mutates, return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Necropanther](/printing/necropanther-iko.md) — Creature — Cat Nightmare
2. [Chittering Harvester](/printing/chittering-harvester-prm.md) — Creature — Nightmare
3. [Otrimi, the Ever-Playful](/printing/otrimi-the-ever-playful-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Nightmare Beast
4. [Lore Drakkis](/printing/lore-drakkis-iko.md) — Creature — Lizard Beast
5. [Nethroi, Apex of Death](/printing/nethroi-apex-of-death-dmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Cat Nightmare Beast
6. [Trumpeting Gnarr](/printing/trumpeting-gnarr-iko.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #298
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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