---
name: "Sinuous Benthisaur"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Dinosaur"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Tedrick"
oracle_id: "d3cad867-142c-4e9d-bcd8-0e7ed1fd2f77"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sinuous-benthisaur-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sinuous Benthisaur
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Dinosaur
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of Caves you control plus the number of Cave cards in your graveyard. Put two of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sultai Soothsayer](/printing/sultai-soothsayer-plst.md) — Creature — Snake Shaman
2. [Commune with Dinosaurs](/printing/commune-with-dinosaurs-msc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Dukhara Scavenger](/printing/dukhara-scavenger-kld.md) — Creature — Crocodile
4. [Thassa's Oracle](/printing/thassas-oracle-thb.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Nulltread Gargantuan](/printing/nulltread-gargantuan-arb.md) — Creature — Beast
6. [Sage of Days](/printing/sage-of-days-lci.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #76
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Tedrick
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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