---
name: "Scytheclaw Raptor"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Dinosaur"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "323"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Sidharth Chaturvedi"
oracle_id: "8c653a0d-e35a-4596-bed6-b5156192955b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scytheclaw-raptor-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Scytheclaw Raptor
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Dinosaur
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever a player casts a spell, if it's not their turn, this creature deals 4 damage to them.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aether Sting](/printing/aether-sting-uds.md) — Enchantment
2. [Furious Assault](/printing/furious-assault-mmq.md) — Enchantment
3. [Marauding Raptor](/printing/marauding-raptor-lcc.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
4. [Magebane Lizard](/printing/magebane-lizard-otj.md) — Creature — Lizard
5. [A-Rockslide Sorcerer](/printing/a-rockslide-sorcerer-znr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
6. [Spellshock](/printing/spellshock-plst.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #323
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Sidharth Chaturvedi
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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