---
name: "Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "LCC"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Randy Vargas"
oracle_id: "84c24e62-26bd-4ca4-b6b9-d31e2065f13b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/carmen-cruel-skymarcher-lcc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever a player sacrifices a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen and you gain 1 life.
Whenever Carmen attacks, return up to one target permanent card with mana value less than or equal to Carmen's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Crovax the Cursed](/printing/crovax-the-cursed-tpr.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble
2. [Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder](/printing/evereth-viceroy-of-plunder-j25.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier
3. [Unliving Legionnaire](/printing/unliving-legionnaire-msh.md) — Creature — Vampire Villain
4. [Falkenrath Torturer](/printing/falkenrath-torturer-dka.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz](/printing/vito-fanatic-of-aclazotz-plci.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Demon
6. [Ravenous Vampire](/printing/ravenous-vampire-mir.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #5
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Randy Vargas
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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