---
name: "Saruli Caretaker"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Dryad"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "RNA"
set_name: "Ravnica Allegiance"
collector_number: "139"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Howard Lyon"
oracle_id: "5e2736e6-b812-43a4-bd79-6f6095344fe1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/saruli-caretaker-rna"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Saruli Caretaker
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Dryad
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
{T}, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.

> *"Proteggo i semi del nostro nuovo inizio."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #139
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Howard Lyon
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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