---
name: "Dementia Bat"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Bat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "NPH"
set_name: "New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "55"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "95c76175-e3a6-4bf4-a8da-d1179851efe5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dementia-bat-nph"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dementia Bat
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Bat
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{4}{B}, Sacrifice this creature: Target player discards two cards.

> *"Quando il terrore supererà tutti gli altri pensieri, capiranno che sono io il vero Padre delle Macchine." —Azax-Azog, il Demone Thane*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Abyssal Specter](/printing/abyssal-specter-dvd.md) — Creature — Specter
3. [Skirge Familiar](/printing/skirge-familiar-mh2.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Imp
4. [Abyssal Horror](/printing/abyssal-horror-s99.md) — Creature — Horror
5. [Hypnotic Specter](/printing/hypnotic-specter-30a.md) — Creature — Specter
6. [Shrieking Specter](/printing/shrieking-specter-s99.md) — Creature — Specter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Phyrexia (NPH) #55
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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