---
name: "Lichenthrope"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Plant Fungus"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "VIS"
set_name: "Visions"
collector_number: "112"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Bob Eggleton"
oracle_id: "ee7f698d-55c5-4a7a-803d-304febe6a758"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lichenthrope-vis"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lichenthrope
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Plant Fungus
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5

## Oracle Text
If damage would be dealt to this creature, put that many -1/-1 counters on it instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phytohydra](/printing/phytohydra-rav.md) — Creature — Plant Hydra
2. [Undergrowth Champion](/printing/undergrowth-champion-pbfz.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Spore Flower](/printing/spore-flower-me2.md) — Creature — Fungus
4. [Fungusaur](/printing/fungusaur-30a.md) — Creature — Fungus Dinosaur
5. [Thorn Thallid](/printing/thorn-thallid-me1.md) — Creature — Fungus
6. [Fungus Sliver](/printing/fungus-sliver-tsr.md) — Creature — Fungus Sliver

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Visions (VIS) #112
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Bob Eggleton
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `legal`