---
name: "Lithophage"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DDI"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mike Ploog"
oracle_id: "b4eb3d7e-a234-4ed5-8611-fcb818686fcf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lithophage-ddi"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lithophage
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/7

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you sacrifice a Mountain.

> *It's viciously territorial, destroying every creature on the mountain it has chosen to consume.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lithatog](/printing/lithatog-ody.md) — Creature — Atog
2. [Mine Collapse](/printing/mine-collapse-mh2.md) — Instant
3. [Lesser Gargadon](/printing/lesser-gargadon-plst.md) — Creature — Beast
4. [Lava Runner](/printing/lava-runner-mmq.md) — Creature — Lizard
5. [Crash](/printing/crash-mmq.md) — Instant
6. [Vug Lizard](/printing/vug-lizard-usg.md) — Creature — Lizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth (DDI) #57
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mike Ploog
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`