---
name: "Patient Naturalist"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Scout"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Treasure", "Mill"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "174"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Inka Schulz"
oracle_id: "ba7c1062-f777-4ba9-84df-ec340a9ec514"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/patient-naturalist-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Patient Naturalist
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Scout
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Treasure, Mill

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, mill three cards. Put a land card from among the milled cards into your hand. If you can't, create a Treasure token. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)

> *アティインは訪れるそれぞれの世界の独特の驚異を掘り下げることに喜びを覚えている。*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #174
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Inka Schulz
- **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`