---
name: "Horseshoe Crab"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Crab"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "80"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Scott Kirschner"
oracle_id: "793f29ac-8a5d-49bf-91e8-a32f771268f3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/horseshoe-crab-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Horseshoe Crab
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Crab
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
{U}: Untap this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shorecomber Crab](/printing/shorecomber-crab-anb.md) — Creature — Crab
2. [Ancient Crab](/printing/ancient-crab-ogw.md) — Creature — Crab
3. [Giant Crab](/printing/giant-crab-tmp.md) — Creature — Crab
4. [Fortress Crab](/printing/fortress-crab-m20.md) — Creature — Crab
5. [Wishcoin Crab](/printing/wishcoin-crab-m21.md) — Creature — Crab
6. [Jwari Scuttler](/printing/jwari-scuttler-roe.md) — Creature — Crab

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #80
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Scott Kirschner
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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