---
name: "Ilysian Caryatid"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Plant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "THB"
set_name: "Theros Beyond Death"
collector_number: "174"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Winona Nelson"
oracle_id: "5f2be3c2-060a-43e1-b63b-9cd3c78ffcb0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ilysian-caryatid-thb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ilysian Caryatid
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Plant

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add one mana of any color. If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, add two mana of any one color instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sylvan Caryatid](/printing/sylvan-caryatid-tdc.md) — Creature — Plant
2. [Utopia Tree](/printing/utopia-tree-9ed.md) — Creature — Plant
3. [Great Forest Druid](/printing/great-forest-druid-ecl.md) — Creature — Treefolk Druid
4. [Overgrown Zealot](/printing/overgrown-zealot-dsk.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
5. [Sanctum Weaver](/printing/sanctum-weaver-cmm.md) — Enchantment Creature — Dryad
6. [Somberwald Sage](/printing/somberwald-sage-inr.md) — Creature — Human Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros Beyond Death (THB) #174
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Winona Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2020-01-24)* Ilysian Caryatid’s activated ability is a mana ability. It doesn’t use the stack and can’t be responded to.