Brooding Saurian
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Commander 2013C13 · #138
- Card type
- Creature — Lizard
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.23 € · 0.19 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Power
- 4
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- Green
Card text
At the beginning of each end step, each player gains control of all nontoken permanents they own.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- rk post
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2013-11-01
Flavour text
"I have been trapped in the lizard's lair for days. It seems to regard me as its child and will not let me leave." —Aevar Borg, northern guide, journal entry
Rulings
If a permanent is enchanted with an Aura such as Confiscate when Brooding Saurian’s ability resolves, the enchanted permanent’s owner will regain control of it. The Aura will not be removed. The Aura will still be controlled by its owner, but its effect will be overridden.
