---
name: "Krotiq Nestguard"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "148"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Loïc Canavaggia"
oracle_id: "33117d34-ea70-4566-92a3-5dec9bfe529a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/krotiq-nestguard-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Krotiq Nestguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
{2}{G}: This creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

> *Die Machete des Fernspähers prallte mit einem markerschütternden Knacken von der Wurzel ab. Nach und nach wandte sich das gesamte Unterholz gegen ihn.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gargoyle Sentinel](/printing/gargoyle-sentinel-m19.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
2. [Bristlepack Sentry](/printing/bristlepack-sentry-otj.md) — Creature — Plant Wolf
3. [Karsus Depthguard](/printing/karsus-depthguard-mom.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
4. [Glade Watcher](/printing/glade-watcher-dtk.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Wakestone Gargoyle](/printing/wakestone-gargoyle-dis.md) — Creature — Gargoyle
6. [Drowsing Tyrannodon](/printing/drowsing-tyrannodon-m21.md) — Creature — Dinosaur

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #148
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Loïc Canavaggia
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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