---
name: "Nurturer Initiate"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Elf Shaman"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "124"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jim Pavelec"
oracle_id: "78064301-f81e-4737-9cfe-b1e8757d0dd6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nurturer-initiate-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nurturer Initiate
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever a player casts a green spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

> *Sólo los elfos preservan los restos de belleza. A nadie más le importa.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Titania's Chosen](/printing/titanias-chosen-c14.md) — Creature — Elf Archer
2. [Ivy Lane Denizen](/printing/ivy-lane-denizen-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
3. [Pendelhaven Elder](/printing/pendelhaven-elder-tsp.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
4. [Primal Forcemage](/printing/primal-forcemage-tsr.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
5. [Leaf-Crowned Visionary](/printing/leaf-crowned-visionary-j25.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
6. [Seedcradle Witch](/printing/seedcradle-witch-shm.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #124
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jim Pavelec
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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