# 2013 Magic: The Gathering Theros #81

> Cavern Lampad (Card #81) is a Common enchantment creature from the 2013 Magic: The Gathering Theros expansion, featuring the bestow mechanic and intimidate keyword.

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## Identity

- **Year**: 2013
- **Manufacturer brand**: Magic: The Gathering
- **Set / series**: Theros
- **Card number**: #81
- **Product type**: TCG_CARD

## Description

Cavern Lampad is a Common enchantment creature card numbered 81 in the 2013 Magic: The Gathering Theros set. Designed by Volkan Baǵa, this card represents the Nymph subtype within the Greek mythology-inspired expansion. As a black mana card, it features a mana value of four and enters the battlefield as a 2/2 creature.

The card offers strategic flexibility through its bestow ability, allowing players to cast it as an Aura attached to another creature for a reduced cost of {5}{B}. When unattached, it reverts to its creature form. Additionally, Cavern Lampad possesses the intimidate keyword, which restricts blocking to artifact creatures or those sharing a color with it. When attached to an enchanted creature, it grants that target +2/+2 and the intimidate ability. Collectors seeking to complete the Theros base set will find this card an essential component for understanding the set's enchantment creature mechanics and strategic depth within the Magic: The Gathering trading card game ecosystem.

## FAQ

### What is the mana cost for Cavern Lampad?

The base mana cost for Cavern Lampad is {3}{B}, totaling four mana. If cast using its bestow ability, the cost is reduced to {5}{B} to cast it as an Aura spell.

### What does the bestow mechanic do on this card?

The bestow mechanic allows the player to cast Cavern Lampad as an Aura enchanting a creature for its bestow cost. If it is not attached to a creature, it remains on the battlefield as a creature.

### What are the keywords and abilities of Cavern Lampad?

Cavern Lampad features the intimidate keyword, preventing it from being blocked by non-artifact creatures that share no color with it. As an Aura, it gives the enchanted creature +2/+2 and the intimidate ability.

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