---
name: "Genestealer Locus"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Tyranid Human"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Neurotraumal Rod"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Diego Gisbert"
oracle_id: "2a64cee5-04e2-4cbf-8fa9-d55c854f9500"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/genestealer-locus-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Genestealer Locus
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Tyranid Human
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Neurotraumal Rod

## Oracle Text
Neurotraumal Rod — Whenever a creature attacks you, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
Whenever a creature attacks one of your opponents, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

> *Entsetzliche Visionen, lähmende Schmerzen und schreckliche Gehirnkrämpfe erwarten diejenigen, die den Kult herausfordern.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mirkwood Trapper](/printing/mirkwood-trapper-ltc.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
2. [Genestealer Patriarch](/printing/genestealer-patriarch-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
3. [Nefashu](/printing/nefashu-hop.md) — Creature — Zombie Mutant
4. [Briar Patch](/printing/briar-patch-mmq.md) — Enchantment
5. [Trygon Prime](/printing/trygon-prime-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
6. [Charging Hooligan](/printing/charging-hooligan-woe.md) — Creature — Human Peasant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #21
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Diego Gisbert
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`