---
name: "Oltec Archaeologists"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Artificer Scout"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "27"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Winona Nelson"
oracle_id: "b19c4bbf-258f-4436-8ef9-fc905c283776"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/oltec-archaeologists-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Oltec Archaeologists
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Artificer Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Scry 3. (Look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Argivian Archaeologist](/printing/argivian-archaeologist-me1.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
2. [Nobody](/printing/nobody-tmt.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Hero
3. [Salvage Scout](/printing/salvage-scout-som.md) — Creature — Human Scout
4. [Scour for Scrap](/printing/scour-for-scrap-eoe.md) — Instant
5. [Daring Archaeologist](/printing/daring-archaeologist-dom.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
6. [Archaeomender](/printing/archaeomender-jmp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #27
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Winona Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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