---
name: "Crystalline Nautilus"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment Creature — Nautilus"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Bestow"]
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "34"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brad Rigney"
oracle_id: "77661282-1c98-4f70-b617-c75633ab04c8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crystalline-nautilus-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Crystalline Nautilus
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment Creature — Nautilus
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Bestow

## Oracle Text
Bestow {3}{U}{U} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.)
When this permanent becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
Enchanted creature gets +4/+4 and has "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thassa's Emissary](/printing/thassas-emissary-plst.md) — Enchantment Creature — Crab
2. [Spirespine](/printing/spirespine-jou.md) — Enchantment Creature — Beast
3. [Illusionary Armor](/printing/illusionary-armor-m14.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Erebos's Emissary](/printing/ereboss-emissary-ths.md) — Enchantment Creature — Snake
5. [Nimbus Naiad](/printing/nimbus-naiad-ths.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nymph
6. [Noble Quarry](/printing/noble-quarry-bng.md) — Enchantment Creature — Unicorn

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #34
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brad Rigney
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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