---
name: "Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Merfolk Ally"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "PBFZ"
set_name: "Battle for Zendikar Promos"
collector_number: "216s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "e4190320-5854-479e-be11-a5d5ef3db6a6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/noyan-dar-roil-shaper-pbfz"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Merfolk Ally

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control. If you do, that land becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste that's still a land.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Waker of the Wilds](/printing/waker-of-the-wilds-znc.md) — Creature — Merfolk Shaman
2. [Tatyova, Steward of Tides](/printing/tatyova-steward-of-tides-dmu.md) — Legendary Creature — Merfolk Druid
3. [A-Tatyova, Steward of Tides](/printing/a-tatyova-steward-of-tides-dmu.md) — Legendary Creature — Merfolk Druid
4. [A-Llanowar Loamspeaker](/printing/a-llanowar-loamspeaker-dmu.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
5. [Tideshaper Mystic](/printing/tideshaper-mystic-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Llanowar Loamspeaker](/printing/llanowar-loamspeaker-dmu.md) — Creature — Elf Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battle for Zendikar Promos (PBFZ) #216s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2015-08-25)* Although Noyan Dar’s ability is very similar to awaken, it is not the same ability. Any card that refers to a “card with awaken” doesn’t include Noyan Dar.
- *(2015-08-25)* The ability will resolve before the instant or sorcery spell that caused it to trigger.