---
name: "Spinewoods Armadillo"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Armadillo"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Reach", "Ward"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "182"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Iris Compiet"
oracle_id: "8c81f7b6-38e7-482b-afff-727074a23888"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spinewoods-armadillo-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Spinewoods Armadillo
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Armadillo
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/7
- **Keywords:** Reach, Ward

## Oracle Text
Reach
Ward {3} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {3}.)
{1}{G}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card or a Desert card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 3 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Armored Armadillo](/printing/armored-armadillo-otj.md) — Creature — Armadillo
2. [Harmonious Grovestrider](/printing/harmonious-grovestrider-eoe.md) — Creature — Beast
3. [Pummeler for Hire](/printing/pummeler-for-hire-ecl.md) — Creature — Giant Mercenary
4. [Toadstool Admirer](/printing/toadstool-admirer-woe.md) — Creature — Ouphe
5. [Hexbane Tortoise](/printing/hexbane-tortoise-dmu.md) — Creature — Turtle
6. [Tomakul Honor Guard](/printing/tomakul-honor-guard-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #182
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Iris Compiet
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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