---
name: "Patient Turtle"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Turtle"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "CMB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021"
collector_number: "82"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Katie Allison"
oracle_id: "01851796-44f3-47ee-b00b-f65e0ab97493"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/patient-turtle-cmb2"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Patient Turtle
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Turtle
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
Patient Turtle enters with two +1/+1 counters on it if you didn't go first this game.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thriving Turtle](/printing/thriving-turtle-klr.md) — Creature — Turtle
2. [Giant Tortoise](/printing/giant-tortoise-arn.md) — Creature — Turtle
3. [Prehistoric Turtlesaurus](/printing/prehistoric-turtlesaurus-tmc.md) — Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle Dinosaur
4. [The Lion-Turtle](/printing/the-lion-turtle-ptla.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Cat Turtle
5. [Aegis Turtle](/printing/aegis-turtle-jmp.md) — Creature — Turtle
6. [Ticket Tortoise](/printing/ticket-tortoise-dft.md) — Artifact Creature — Turtle

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 (CMB2) #82
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Katie Allison
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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