---
name: "Sylvan Caryatid"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Plant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Hexproof", "Defender"]
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "196"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chase Stone"
oracle_id: "13d4c46b-c2d6-44cc-a252-4a991d471854"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sylvan-caryatid-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sylvan Caryatid
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Plant
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/3
- **Keywords:** Hexproof, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender, hexproof
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Carven Caryatid](/printing/carven-caryatid-jmp.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Saruli Caretaker](/printing/saruli-caretaker-rna.md) — Creature — Dryad
3. [Ilysian Caryatid](/printing/ilysian-caryatid-cmm.md) — Creature — Plant
4. [Paradise Druid](/printing/paradise-druid-woc.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
5. [Wall of Roots](/printing/wall-of-roots-f08.md) — Creature — Plant Wall
6. [Carnivorous Plant](/printing/carnivorous-plant-ath.md) — Creature — Plant Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #196
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chase Stone
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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