---
name: "Nurturing Bristleback"
mana_cost: "{5}{G}{G}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Dinosaur"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Landcycling", "Forestcycling", "Typecycling", "Cycling"]
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "203"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Tedrick"
oracle_id: "d33509d6-9d0c-4248-bb6d-0a9b7712f3a0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nurturing-bristleback-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nurturing Bristleback
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{G}{G}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Dinosaur
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Landcycling, Forestcycling, Typecycling, Cycling

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token.
Forestcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thundering Spineback](/printing/thundering-spineback-lcc.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
2. [Balamb T-Rexaur](/printing/balamb-t-rexaur-fin.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
3. [Crested Herdcaller](/printing/crested-herdcaller-gn2.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
4. [Generous Ent](/printing/generous-ent-ltr.md) — Creature — Treefolk
5. [Slavering Branchsnapper](/printing/slavering-branchsnapper-dsk.md) — Creature — Lizard
6. [Krosan Tusker](/printing/krosan-tusker-c13.md) — Creature — Boar Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #203
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Tedrick
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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