Nurturing Bristleback (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint Foil

Mother of the Thicket

Nurturing Bristleback arrives as a heavy hitters answer for midgame stabilization. Nurturing Bristleback is a 5 5 Dinosaur that costs {5}{G}{G} and brings an immediate board presence by creating a 3 3 green Dinosaur token when it enters the battlefield. That token serves well as a chump blocker or a pressure piece while you develop mana or assemble synergies that reward creatures entering the battlefield.

The card also offers late game digging through forecycling 2 which lets you discard it to find a Forest from your library and replace the draw with mana fixing. In decks that value ramp and tokens the Bristleback is straightforward and efficient. Its printing in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan fits the set theme of primal growth and territorial brood care while remaining a practical pick for sealed play and creature heavy green builds.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {5}{G}{G}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Dinosaur
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Nurturing Bristleback enters the battlefield create a 3 3 green Dinosaur creature token. Forecycling 2 (2 discard this card Search your library for a Forest card reveal it put it into your hand then shuffle.)
• Power / Toughness – 5/5
• Rarity – Common
• Set – The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
• Condition – Near Mint Foil