---
name: "Tributary Instructor"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Shaman"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Mentor"]
set: "LCC"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christina Kraus"
oracle_id: "1c70b9d8-b04e-48f8-a4e0-12ce077d22f2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tributary-instructor-lcc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tributary Instructor
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Mentor

## Oracle Text
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, draw a card.

> *「正如水流会在河川之间自由来往，智慧也必须能向下一代自由传递。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blade Instructor](/printing/blade-instructor-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Danny Pink](/printing/danny-pink-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor
3. [Jade Bearer](/printing/jade-bearer-rix.md) — Creature — Merfolk Shaman
4. [Vineshaper Mystic](/printing/vineshaper-mystic-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Shaman
5. [Shapers of Nature](/printing/shapers-of-nature-xln.md) — Creature — Merfolk Shaman
6. [River Heralds' Boon](/printing/river-heralds-boon-xln.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #64
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christina Kraus
- **Total Printings:** 12 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: `legal`