---
name: "Veteran Survivor"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Survivor"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Survival"]
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "40"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kai Carpenter"
oracle_id: "cc5b1276-d13e-4392-988d-1315bc90a9b1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/veteran-survivor-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Veteran Survivor
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Survivor
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Survival

## Oracle Text
Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if this creature is tapped, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.
As long as there are three or more cards exiled with this creature, it gets +3/+3 and has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wary Zone Guard](/printing/wary-zone-guard-ydsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor
2. [Sungold Sentinel](/printing/sungold-sentinel-mid.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Savior of the Small](/printing/savior-of-the-small-dsk.md) — Creature — Kor Survivor
4. [Defiant Survivor](/printing/defiant-survivor-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Survivor
5. [Jirina, Dauntless General](/printing/jirina-dauntless-general-mat.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Cautious Survivor](/printing/cautious-survivor-dsk.md) — Creature — Elf Survivor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #40
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kai Carpenter
- **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`