---
name: "Form of the Dinosaur"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "RIX"
set_name: "Rivals of Ixalan"
collector_number: "103"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "68af06fd-a715-47c6-b439-c9fcb1b01a1d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/form-of-the-dinosaur-rix"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Form of the Dinosaur
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
When this enchantment enters, your life total becomes 15.
At the beginning of your upkeep, this enchantment deals 15 damage to target creature an opponent controls and that creature deals damage equal to its power to you.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Form of the Dragon](/printing/form-of-the-dragon-drb.md) — Enchantment
2. [Rampaging Ferocidon](/printing/rampaging-ferocidon-spg.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
3. [Armored Kincaller](/printing/armored-kincaller-j25.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
4. [Marauding Raptor](/printing/marauding-raptor-lcc.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
5. [Forerunner of the Empire](/printing/forerunner-of-the-empire-rix.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Ravenous Giant](/printing/ravenous-giant-fdn.md) — Creature — Giant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #103
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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