First printed in Gatecrash (2013)
Creature — Vampire Rogue
Whenever another black creature you control enters, target creature gains intimidate until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Cynthia Sheppard
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- The black creature that entered can be chosen as the target of Shadow Alley Denizen's ability, but it won't be able to attack that turn unless it also has haste.
- Shadow Alley Denizen can be chosen as the target of its own ability.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Lock, Destroy any number of nontoken creatures whenever a black creature enters the battlefield under your control…: Horobi, Death's Wail + Ogre Slumlord + Shadow Alley Denizen
- Destroy any number of nontoken creatures opponents control whenever a black creature enters the battlefield under your control, Destroy any number of nontoken creatures whenever a creature dies…: Horobi, Death's Wail + Overseer of the Damned + Shadow Alley Denizen