---
name: "Chainbreaker"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Scarecrow"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "249"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jeff Miracola"
oracle_id: "02765930-e15e-4cc1-ac0d-040334a9c5bc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chainbreaker-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Chainbreaker
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it.
{3}, {T}: Remove a -1/-1 counter from target creature.

> *Scarecrows deemed too malevolent to roam free are shackled to boulders or dolmen stones. Their animosity usually outlives the chains.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grim Poppet](/printing/grim-poppet-shm.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
2. [Farmstead Gleaner](/printing/farmstead-gleaner-plst.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
3. [Wicker Warcrawler](/printing/wicker-warcrawler-shm.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
4. [Field Creeper](/printing/field-creeper-emn.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
5. [The Reaper, King No More](/printing/the-reaper-king-no-more-ecc.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
6. [Wickersmith's Tools](/printing/wickersmiths-tools-ecc.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #249
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jeff Miracola
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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