---
name: "The Lion-Turtle"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Cat Turtle"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Reach", "Vigilance"]
set: "PTLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender Promos"
collector_number: "232s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Yuumei"
oracle_id: "fff728a1-56f5-4e97-91e2-19aba5772909"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-lion-turtle-ptla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Lion-Turtle
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Cat Turtle
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/6
- **Keywords:** Reach, Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Reach, vigilance
When The Lion-Turtle enters, you gain 3 life.
The Lion-Turtle can't attack or block unless there are three or more Lesson cards in your graveyard.
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Prehistoric Turtlesaurus](/printing/prehistoric-turtlesaurus-tmc.md) — Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle Dinosaur
2. [Turtle-Seals](/printing/turtle-seals-tle.md) — Creature — Turtle Seal
3. [Giant Turtle](/printing/giant-turtle-leg.md) — Creature — Turtle
4. [Guardian Lions](/printing/guardian-lions-m13.md) — Creature — Cat
5. [Aegis Turtle](/printing/aegis-turtle-jmp.md) — Creature — Turtle
6. [Silburlind Snapper](/printing/silburlind-snapper-soi.md) — Creature — Turtle

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender Promos (PTLA) #232s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Yuumei
- **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: `legal`