---
name: "Shaman of Forgotten Ways"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Shaman"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Formidable"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "204"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Tyler Jacobson"
oracle_id: "ca405696-8c30-4c01-bf90-11cdf8837942"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shaman-of-forgotten-ways-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shaman of Forgotten Ways
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Formidable

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells.
Formidable — {9}{G}{G}, {T}: Each player's life total becomes the number of creatures they control. Activate only if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Circle of Elders](/printing/circle-of-elders-dtk.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
2. [Somberwald Sage](/printing/somberwald-sage-avr.md) — Creature — Human Druid
3. [Whisperer of the Wilds](/printing/whisperer-of-the-wilds-2xm.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
4. [Shamanic Revelation](/printing/shamanic-revelation-afc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Rosheen Meanderer](/printing/rosheen-meanderer-shm.md) — Legendary Creature — Giant Shaman
6. [Humble Naturalist](/printing/humble-naturalist-iko.md) — Creature — Human Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #204
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Tyler Jacobson
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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