---
name: "Karoo Meerkat"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Mongoose"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Protection"]
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "225"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Janine Johnston"
oracle_id: "871549e6-24c0-4fbd-8b71-ba8639b0ee47"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/karoo-meerkat-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Karoo Meerkat
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Mongoose
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Protection

## Oracle Text
Protection from blue

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #225
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Janine Johnston
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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