---
name: "Nicanzil, Current Conductor"
mana_cost: "{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Explore"]
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "306"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Cabrol"
oracle_id: "4cb86fb6-3e06-4c67-aee0-d5952178f664"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nicanzil-current-conductor-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nicanzil, Current Conductor
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Explore

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature you control explores a land card, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
Whenever a creature you control explores a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on Nicanzil.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cenote Scout](/printing/cenote-scout-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
2. [Tishana's Wayfinder](/printing/tishanas-wayfinder-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
3. [Merfolk Branchwalker](/printing/merfolk-branchwalker-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
4. [Seeker of Sunlight](/printing/seeker-of-sunlight-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
5. [River Herald Scout](/printing/river-herald-scout-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
6. [Jadelight Spelunker](/printing/jadelight-spelunker-lci.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #306
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Cabrol
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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