---
name: "Topiary Lecturer"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elf Druid"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Increment"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "165"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Josiah "Jo" Cameron"
oracle_id: "5f5fe039-4be4-42ae-9fa4-4392328aa665"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/topiary-lecturer-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Topiary Lecturer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Druid
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Increment

## Oracle Text
Increment (Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana you spent is greater than this creature's power or toughness, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
{T}: Add an amount of {G} equal to this creature's power.

> *"Antes de entender la naturaleza, debemos aprender a cuidarla".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ambitious Augmenter](/printing/ambitious-augmenter-sos.md) — Creature — Turtle Wizard
2. [Fractal Tender](/printing/fractal-tender-sos.md) — Creature — Elf Wizard
3. [Pensive Professor](/printing/pensive-professor-sos.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Tester of the Tangential](/printing/tester-of-the-tangential-sos.md) — Creature — Djinn Wizard
5. [Kujar Seedsculptor](/printing/kujar-seedsculptor-ddu.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
6. [Karok Wrangler](/printing/karok-wrangler-stx.md) — Creature — Elf Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #165
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Josiah "Jo" Cameron
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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