---
name: "Lifecrafter's Bestiary"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "231"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "5f2a3797-28aa-4c7a-ba2b-fd243a1747fd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lifecrafters-bestiary-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lifecrafter's Bestiary
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may pay {G}. If you do, draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Season of Growth](/printing/season-of-growth-m20.md) — Enchantment
2. [Eager Construct](/printing/eager-construct-2xm.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Samite Herbalist](/printing/samite-herbalist-dmu.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Llanowar Empath](/printing/llanowar-empath-ddu.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
5. [Oracle's Insight](/printing/oracles-insight-bbd.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Attentive Sunscribe](/printing/attentive-sunscribe-lci.md) — Artifact Creature — Gnome

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #231
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Izzy

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2017-02-09)* The draw step is after the upkeep step, so you'll scry 1 before you draw for the turn.
- *(2017-02-09)* Lifecrafter's Bestiary's second triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.
- *(2017-02-09)* While resolving Lifecrafter's Bestiary's second triggered ability, you can't pay {G} multiple times to draw multiple cards.