---
name: "Basilica Screecher"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Bat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Extort"]
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "58"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christine Choi"
oracle_id: "752ebcba-97fb-43a3-8811-d244164b3e16"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/basilica-screecher-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Basilica Screecher
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Bat
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, Extort

## Oracle Text
Flying
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)

> *Basta un crujido en la noche para que los deudores de los orzhov agarren sus monederos.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #58
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christine Choi
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`