---
name: "Taeko, the Patient Avalanche"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Turtle Ninja"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "J25"
set_name: "Foundations Jumpstart"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "GOSSAN"
oracle_id: "3d3eb043-8ce6-461a-b8bc-67f0ba6cd580"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/taeko-the-patient-avalanche-j25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Taeko, the Patient Avalanche
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Turtle Ninja
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Taeko enters tapped.
Whenever another creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it didn't die, scry 1 and put a +1/+1 counter on Taeko.
Whenever Taeko attacks, you may pay {U/B}. When you do, target attacking creature can't be blocked this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [April O'Neil, Kunoichi Trainee](/printing/april-oneil-kunoichi-trainee-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
2. [Mistford River Turtle](/printing/mistford-river-turtle-eld.md) — Creature — Turtle
3. [Kappa Tech-Wrecker](/printing/kappa-tech-wrecker-plst.md) — Creature — Turtle Ninja
4. [Biblioplex Kraken](/printing/biblioplex-kraken-j22.md) — Creature — Kraken
5. [Futurist Operative](/printing/futurist-operative-neo.md) — Creature — Human Ninja
6. [Leonardo, Leader in Blue](/printing/leonardo-leader-in-blue-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #39
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** GOSSAN
- **Total Printings:** 6 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`