---
name: "Cinder Shade"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Shade"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "240"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nelson DeCastro"
oracle_id: "9e120284-0fcc-432c-9471-9106eab71025"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cinder-shade-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cinder Shade
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Shade
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{B}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
{R}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals damage equal to its power to target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dread Shade](/printing/dread-shade-dom.md) — Creature — Shade
2. [Mire Shade](/printing/mire-shade-mir.md) — Creature — Shade
3. [Looming Shade](/printing/looming-shade-7ed.md) — Creature — Shade
4. [Frozen Shade](/printing/frozen-shade-30a.md) — Creature — Shade
5. [Veiled Shade](/printing/veiled-shade-grn.md) — Creature — Shade
6. [Nakaya Shade](/printing/nakaya-shade-pcy.md) — Creature — Shade

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #240
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nelson DeCastro
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `not_legal`