---
name: "Obstinate Familiar"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Lizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "210"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "fbfa8b3f-58a7-44ca-8c22-6747b56fdcb9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/obstinate-familiar-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Obstinate Familiar
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Lizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
If you would draw a card, you may skip that draw instead.

> *« Les lézards font d'excellent familiers. Ils n'abandonnent jamais. » —Matoc, lavamancien.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Yawgmoth's Bargain](/printing/yawgmoths-bargain-uds.md) — Enchantment
2. [Oblivious Bookworm](/printing/oblivious-bookworm-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Wild Wasteland](/printing/wild-wasteland-pip.md) — Enchantment
4. [Island Sanctuary](/printing/island-sanctuary-leb.md) — Enchantment
5. [Irresistible Prey](/printing/irresistible-prey-cn2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Possessed Portal](/printing/possessed-portal-5dn.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #210
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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