---
name: "Monster Manual // Zoological Study"
mana_cost: "{3}{G} // {2}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact — Book // Sorcery — Adventure"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "242"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "David Gaillet"
oracle_id: "6d4e7943-1fdf-4085-8af0-658badbd0cb8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/monster-manual-zoological-study-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Monster Manual // Zoological Study
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G} // {2}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact — Book // Sorcery — Adventure
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

> *The detail really makes the monsters jump off the page.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Colossal Badger // Dig Deep](/printing/colossal-badger-dig-deep-clb.md) — Creature — Badger // Sorcery — Adventure
2. [Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest](/printing/bramble-familiar-fetch-quest-pwoe.md) — Creature — Elemental Raccoon // Sorcery — Adventure
3. [Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper](/printing/merfolk-secretkeeper-venture-deeper-eld.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard // Sorcery — Adventure
4. [Molt Tender](/printing/molt-tender-dft.md) — Creature — Insect Druid
5. [Garruk's Lost Wolf // Hey, Has Anyone Seen Garruk?](/printing/garruks-lost-wolf-hey-has-anyone-seen-garruk-unk.md) — Creature — Wolf // Sorcery — Adventure
6. [Manakin and Millikin](/printing/manakin-and-millikin-unk.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #242
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** David Gaillet
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`