---
name: "Culvert Ambusher"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Wurm Horror"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Disguise"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "158"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "c11fef0f-972d-4756-9902-fd3e3af00707"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/culvert-ambusher-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Culvert Ambusher
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Wurm Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Disguise

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters or is turned face up, target creature blocks this turn if able.
Disguise {4}{G} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)

> *Der Verzicht am Ende des Tunnels.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vengeful Creeper](/printing/vengeful-creeper-mkm.md) — Creature — Plant Elemental
2. [Bubble Smuggler](/printing/bubble-smuggler-mkm.md) — Creature — Octopus Fish
3. [Nervous Gardener](/printing/nervous-gardener-mkm.md) — Creature — Dryad
4. [Greenbelt Radical](/printing/greenbelt-radical-mkm.md) — Creature — Centaur Citizen
5. [Offender at Large](/printing/offender-at-large-mkm.md) — Creature — Giant Rogue
6. [Unyielding Gatekeeper](/printing/unyielding-gatekeeper-mkm.md) — Creature — Elephant Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #158
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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