---
name: "Boot Nipper"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Beast"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nicholas Gregory"
oracle_id: "e6337404-2978-47a8-a5ae-4a70add2df69"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/boot-nipper-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Boot Nipper
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
This creature enters with your choice of a deathtouch counter or a lifelink counter on it.

> *"Tengo varias fobias de lo más específicas, y de algún modo esto las incluye a todas".
—Aaru, leñador de Zagoth*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Leyline Prowler](/printing/leyline-prowler-war.md) — Creature — Nightmare Beast
2. [Gifted Aetherborn](/printing/gifted-aetherborn-plst.md) — Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
3. [Skittering Heartstopper](/printing/skittering-heartstopper-xln.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Thieving Varmint](/printing/thieving-varmint-otc.md) — Creature — Varmint
5. [Alchemist's Gift](/printing/alchemists-gift-m21.md) — Instant
6. [Noxious Groodion](/printing/noxious-groodion-rna.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #76
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nicholas Gregory
- **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`