---
name: "Veteran of the Depths"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "LRW-46"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "70bcec56-1485-4e4e-8fff-940d7b133c5d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/veteran-of-the-depths-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Veteran of the Depths
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may put a +1/+1 counter on it.

> *In the backwaters of the Merrow Lanes lie stones scarred with tallies of countless generations, each representing a victory of merrow soldiers.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Encumbered Reejerey](/printing/encumbered-reejerey-ecl.md) — Creature — Merfolk Soldier
2. [Wake Thrasher](/printing/wake-thrasher-j22.md) — Creature — Merfolk Soldier
3. [Jungle Delver](/printing/jungle-delver-j25.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior
4. [Tributary Vaulter](/printing/tributary-vaulter-ecl.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior
5. [Deeproot Elite](/printing/deeproot-elite-prix.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior
6. [Judge of Currents](/printing/judge-of-currents-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #LRW-46
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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