---
name: "Sporocyst"
mana_cost: "{X}{X}{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Tyranid"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Spore Chimney", "Ravenous", "Defender"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Fajareka Setiawan"
oracle_id: "ed58a617-cf86-4c2e-8044-1af37b1a1465"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sporocyst-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sporocyst
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{X}{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Tyranid
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0
- **Keywords:** Spore Chimney, Ravenous, Defender

## Oracle Text
Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.)
Defender
Spore Chimney — When this creature enters, search your library for up to X basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hormagaunt Horde](/printing/hormagaunt-horde-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
2. [Broodlord](/printing/broodlord-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
3. [Exocrine](/printing/exocrine-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
4. [Tervigon](/printing/tervigon-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
5. [Ravener](/printing/ravener-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid
6. [Termagant Swarm](/printing/termagant-swarm-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #98
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Fajareka Setiawan
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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