---
name: "Loxodon Smiter"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elephant Soldier"
colors: ["G", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ryan Barger"
oracle_id: "18ac2282-83af-4acc-b20b-6a95771da688"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/loxodon-smiter-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Loxodon Smiter
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elephant Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
This spell can't be countered.
If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, put it onto the battlefield instead of putting it into your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dodecapod](/printing/dodecapod-dmr.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
2. [Loxodon Gatekeeper](/printing/loxodon-gatekeeper-plst.md) — Creature — Elephant Soldier
3. [Obstinate Baloth](/printing/obstinate-baloth-j25.md) — Creature — Beast
4. [Sand Golem](/printing/sand-golem-mir.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
5. [Nullhide Ferox](/printing/nullhide-ferox-grn.md) — Creature — Beast
6. [Loxodon Line Breaker](/printing/loxodon-line-breaker-anb.md) — Creature — Elephant Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #178
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ryan Barger
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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