Sinuous Benthisaur (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

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Sinuous Benthisaur rewards players who build around Caves and graveyard interaction. The creature pays a premium to cast but returns value immediately when it enters the battlefield. When Sinuous Benthisaur enters the battlefield you look at the top X cards of your library, where X equals the number of Caves you control plus the number of Cave cards in your graveyard. You then put two of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order, which makes it a tidy tutor effect that scales with your board and past plays.

As a 4 4 Dinosaur with a mana cost of {5}{U} this card can close out a late game while also smoothing draws earlier. It plays well in shell that tolerates slow starts and leverages lands and graveyard recursion. In Lost Caverns of Ixalan lore the benthisaur threads through flooded ruins and sunk Caves the way a good topdeck threads through a crowded hand. For players who plan and count resources this card trades tempo for card selection that often feels decisive.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {5}{U}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Dinosaur
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Sinuous Benthisaur enters the battlefield, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of Caves you control plus the number of Cave cards in your graveyard. Put two of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
• Power / Toughness – 4/4