---
name: "Hightide Hermit"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Crab"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "KLD-51"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason Kang"
oracle_id: "3689ef94-2573-4424-b52e-379656340345"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hightide-hermit-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hightide Hermit
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Crab
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
When this creature enters, you get {E}{E}{E}{E} (four energy counters).
Pay {E}{E}: This creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #KLD-51
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason Kang
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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