---
name: "Nivix Cyclops"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Cyclops"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "234"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "68b8bfac-63f7-4dbd-bb2e-4ad394c77335"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nivix-cyclops-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nivix Cyclops
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Cyclops
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn and can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Piston-Fist Cyclops](/printing/piston-fist-cyclops-grn.md) — Creature — Cyclops
2. [Crackling Cyclops](/printing/crackling-cyclops-fdn.md) — Creature — Cyclops Wizard
3. [Erratic Cyclops](/printing/erratic-cyclops-c21.md) — Creature — Cyclops Shaman
4. [Prismari Pledgemage](/printing/prismari-pledgemage-stx.md) — Creature — Orc Wizard
5. [Fortress Cyclops](/printing/fortress-cyclops-gtc.md) — Creature — Cyclops Soldier
6. [Ekundu Cyclops](/printing/ekundu-cyclops-mir.md) — Creature — Cyclops

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #234
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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