---
name: "Carven Caryatid"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "250"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jim Nelson"
oracle_id: "bddf5e9a-7c41-45a8-8fa1-18093c408e15"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/carven-caryatid-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Carven Caryatid
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, draw a card.

> *いわゆる「古木」というものは、森が切り払われてしまったラヴニカでは珍しい。そんな木から掘り出された像は、古代の精霊の住む最後の家だという話だ。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sylvan Caryatid](/printing/sylvan-caryatid-pio.md) — Creature — Plant
2. [Jungle Barrier](/printing/jungle-barrier-apc.md) — Creature — Plant Wall
3. [Portcullis Vine](/printing/portcullis-vine-grn.md) — Creature — Plant Wall
4. [Wall of Blossoms](/printing/wall-of-blossoms-pca.md) — Creature — Plant Wall
5. [Wall of Wood](/printing/wall-of-wood-10e.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Saruli Caretaker](/printing/saruli-caretaker-rna.md) — Creature — Dryad

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #250
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jim Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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