---
name: "Golgari Brownscale"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Lizard"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Dredge", "Mill"]
set: "UMA"
set_name: "Ultimate Masters"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "34242c44-a987-412c-9652-5242b9b5200c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/golgari-brownscale-uma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Golgari Brownscale
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Lizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Dredge, Mill

## Oracle Text
When this card is put into your hand from your graveyard, you gain 2 life.
Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, you may mill two cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Golgari Thug](/printing/golgari-thug-rvr.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Golgari Grave-Troll](/printing/golgari-grave-troll-ddj.md) — Creature — Troll Skeleton
3. [Dredger's Insight](/printing/dredgers-insight-dft.md) — Enchantment
4. [Grave-Shell Scarab](/printing/grave-shell-scarab-rav.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Shambling Shell](/printing/shambling-shell-td0.md) — Creature — Plant Zombie
6. [Greater Mossdog](/printing/greater-mossdog-plst.md) — Creature — Plant Dog

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ultimate Masters (UMA) #166
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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