---
name: "Keruga, the Macrosage"
mana_cost: "{3}{G/U}{G/U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Hippo"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Companion"]
set: "MUL"
set_name: "Multiverse Legends"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Denis Medri"
oracle_id: "ca5121b2-e6d9-40bc-a2d2-05852c4efbe8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/keruga-the-macrosage-mul"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Keruga, the Macrosage
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G/U}{G/U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Hippo
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/4
- **Keywords:** Companion

## Oracle Text
Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with mana value 3 or greater and land cards. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.)
When Keruga enters, draw a card for each other permanent you control with mana value 3 or greater.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Jegantha, the Wellspring](/printing/jegantha-the-wellspring-piko.md) — Legendary Creature — Elemental Elk
2. [Gyruda, Doom of Depths](/printing/gyruda-doom-of-depths-iko.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Kraken
3. [Umori, the Collector](/printing/umori-the-collector-iko.md) — Legendary Creature — Ooze
4. [Kaheera, the Orphanguard](/printing/kaheera-the-orphanguard-mul.md) — Legendary Creature — Cat Beast
5. [Lurrus of the Dream-Den](/printing/lurrus-of-the-dream-den-mul.md) — Legendary Creature — Cat Nightmare
6. [Lutri, Pauper Otter](/printing/lutri-pauper-otter-mb2.md) — Legendary Creature — Elemental Otter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Multiverse Legends (MUL) #178
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Denis Medri
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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