---
name: "Venerable Kumo"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Reach", "Soulshift"]
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "248"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "3910a155-89dc-45fe-98ec-762e8e42f052"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/venerable-kumo-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Venerable Kumo
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Reach, Soulshift

## Oracle Text
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gibbering Kami](/printing/gibbering-kami-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Kami of Lunacy](/printing/kami-of-lunacy-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Hundred-Talon Kami](/printing/hundred-talon-kami-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Vine Kami](/printing/vine-kami-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Thousand-legged Kami](/printing/thousand-legged-kami-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Orbweaver Kumo](/printing/orbweaver-kumo-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #248
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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