---
name: "Deep-Cavern Bat"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Bat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Lifelink"]
set: "SCH"
set_name: "Store Championships"
collector_number: "33"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Maxime Minard"
oracle_id: "e46f6644-6bf1-47b1-817c-906bd3eca99f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deep-cavern-bat-sch"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Flying, lifelink
When this creature enters, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a nonland card from it until this creature leaves the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Courier Bat](/printing/courier-bat-vow.md) — Creature — Bat
2. [Bloodhunter Bat](/printing/bloodhunter-bat-w17.md) — Creature — Bat
3. [Bat Whisperer](/printing/bat-whisperer-mid.md) — Creature — Vampire
4. [Ruin-Lurker Bat](/printing/ruin-lurker-bat-lci.md) — Creature — Bat
5. [Cackling Observer](/printing/cackling-observer-ymkm.md) — Creature — Imp
6. [Salt Vampire](/printing/salt-vampire-trk.md) — Creature — Vampire Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Store Championships (SCH) #33
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Maxime Minard
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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