---
name: "Brazen Upstart"
mana_cost: "{R}{G}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elf Shaman"
colors: ["G", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "R", "W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "169"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dallas Williams"
oracle_id: "e0a9c4be-74fe-4984-9028-60380db1575b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brazen-upstart-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Brazen Upstart
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{G}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/2
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
When this creature dies, look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

> *"Fidati, ti conviene trattare con me. I miei soci sono molto meno simpatici."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #169
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dallas Williams
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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