---
name: "Cleaving Skyrider"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Kicker", "Flying", "Flash"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Joshua Raphael"
oracle_id: "eb1ab332-5549-4ff4-8afa-b385a236fb9b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cleaving-skyrider-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cleaving Skyrider
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Kicker, Flying, Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
Kicker {2}{R} (You may pay an additional {2}{R} as you cast this spell.)
Flying
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, it deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of attacking creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kitesail Cleric](/printing/kitesail-cleric-znr.md) — Creature — Kor Cleric
2. [Embereth Skyblazer](/printing/embereth-skyblazer-eld.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Kor Aeronaut](/printing/kor-aeronaut-zen.md) — Creature — Kor Soldier
4. [Skyknight Vanguard](/printing/skyknight-vanguard-m20.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Battlewing Mystic](/printing/battlewing-mystic-dmu.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
6. [Skyclave Sentinel](/printing/skyclave-sentinel-znr.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #12
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Joshua Raphael
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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