First printed in Time Spiral (2006)
Creature — Human Wizard
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay 
.
They study the deeds of their traitorous ancestors, hoping the stories may reveal a way back to the physical world.
2/1
- Illustrated by
- Justin Sweet
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
- If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
- Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
Prices
Paper price: €0.05 / $0.07 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).