---
name: "Cautious Survivor"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Elf Survivor"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Survival"]
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "172"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jodie Muir"
oracle_id: "28eb696f-a42c-4444-8139-dfd62029e020"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cautious-survivor-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cautious Survivor
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Survivor
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Survival

## Oracle Text
Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if this creature is tapped, you gain 2 life.

> *Sie kehrte alleine und mit defektem Aufzeichnungsgerät zurück. Auch später verlor sie nie ein Wort darüber, was ihr widerfahren war.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shrewd Storyteller](/printing/shrewd-storyteller-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor
2. [Wary Zone Guard](/printing/wary-zone-guard-ydsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor
3. [Effie, Fast Learner](/printing/effie-fast-learner-ydsk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Survivor
4. [Defiant Survivor](/printing/defiant-survivor-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor
5. [Reluctant Role Model](/printing/reluctant-role-model-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor
6. [Veteran Survivor](/printing/veteran-survivor-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #172
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jodie Muir
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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