Tributary Instructor (Extended Art) (Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

Tributary Instructor — Mentor of the Tidal Schools

Tributary Instructor offers steady card advantage in counters focused decks. As a 4 4 Merfolk Shaman for {3}{G} it provides Mentor and a reliable engine: whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies you draw a card. That line reads like a toolbox for sacrifice synergies and proliferate strategies. Play it on curve to both protect board development and refill your hand after trades.

Its Extended Art illustration reinforces the set theme with saltwater rites and communal teaching rather than solo spectacle. Use it as a late game value piece when your creatures accrue counters or as a backup draw source in decks that regularly move counters around. Experienced players will note its synergy with token makers and creatures that leave counters behind on death or through sacrifice triggers.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {3}{G}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Merfolk Shaman
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Mentor Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, draw a card.
• Power / Toughness – 4/4