---
name: "Crag Saurian"
mana_cost: "{R}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Lizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "185"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matthew D. Wilson"
oracle_id: "7779e3be-5c3d-454f-88c1-9c0a97ebff09"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crag-saurian-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Crag Saurian
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Lizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
Whenever a source deals damage to this creature, that source's controller gains control of this creature.

> *It follows the strongest leader—the one with the longest whip.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Whiptail Moloch](/printing/whiptail-moloch-dis.md) — Creature — Lizard
2. [Reptilian Recruiter](/printing/reptilian-recruiter-blb.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
3. [Brooding Saurian](/printing/brooding-saurian-csp.md) — Creature — Lizard
4. [Hired Claw](/printing/hired-claw-blb.md) — Creature — Lizard Mercenary
5. [Hissing Iguanar](/printing/hissing-iguanar-2x2.md) — Creature — Lizard
6. [Cornered Crook](/printing/cornered-crook-mkm.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #185
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matthew D. Wilson
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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