---
name: "Icatian Scout"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier Scout"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Richard Kane Ferguson"
oracle_id: "b1a9f49a-b0e2-481f-806d-0bc321517a4f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/icatian-scout-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Icatian Scout
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{1}, {T}: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

> *"Because the orc hordes attacked along the entire border, Scouts were essential to Icatia's defense."
—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. VI**

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Advance Scout](/printing/advance-scout-tmp.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Scout
2. [Kelsinko Ranger](/printing/kelsinko-ranger-ice.md) — Creature — Human Ranger
3. [Moorland Inquisitor](/printing/moorland-inquisitor-anb.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Seize the Initiative](/printing/seize-the-initiative-som.md) — Instant
5. [Cavalry Drillmaster](/printing/cavalry-drillmaster-j22.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Master of Arms](/printing/master-of-arms-wth.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #17
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Richard Kane Ferguson
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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