Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Nurturing Bristleback
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan · #203 · common · 2023
Creature — Dinosaur
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Market reference
$0.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 203 / 416
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- John Tedrick
- Colors
- G
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2023-11-17
About this card
Mana cost: {5}{G}{G}
Type: Creature — Dinosaur
When this creature enters, create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token. Forestcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Keywords: Landcycling, Forestcycling, Typecycling, Cycling
P/T: 5/5
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.23 |
| USD (foil) | $0.28 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.10 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.13 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nurturing Bristleback is real?
Nurturing Bristleback is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Nurturing Bristleback worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nurturing Bristleback is $0.23; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Nurturing Bristleback from?
Nurturing Bristleback is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan" in the expansion series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Nurturing Bristleback?
Nurturing Bristleback is a common card in the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan set.
