---
name: "Pterafractyl"
mana_cost: "{X}{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Dinosaur Fractal"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "215"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andrew Mar"
oracle_id: "cca03b76-dd3c-4228-b97a-f7fa20819b2e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pterafractyl-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pterafractyl
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Dinosaur Fractal
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/0
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.

> *« Attention quand vous traversez les Jardins des paradoxes. Toutes les expériences n'y sont pas parfaitement confinées. »
-Professeur Berta*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #215
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andrew Mar
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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