---
name: "Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dragon Shaman"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Choose a background"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "188"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ioannis Fiore"
oracle_id: "ee565d5c-7a3a-481c-91aa-b982cf384220"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/livaan-cultist-of-tiamat-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dragon Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Choose a background

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that spell's mana value.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

> *她对力量的渴望，能够吞噬一切火焰所不能之物。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dragonborn Immolator](/printing/dragonborn-immolator-hbg.md) — Creature — Dragon Shaman
2. [Crackling Cyclops](/printing/crackling-cyclops-fdn.md) — Creature — Cyclops Wizard
3. [Shantotto, Tactician Magician](/printing/shantotto-tactician-magician-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Dwarf Wizard
4. [Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy](/printing/lozhan-dragons-legacy-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Shaman
5. [A-Vivi Ornitier](/printing/a-vivi-ornitier-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Wizard
6. [TVA Bureaucrat](/printing/tva-bureaucrat-msc.md) — Creature — Human Advisor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #188
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ioannis Fiore
- **Total Printings:** 23 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: `not_legal`