---
name: "Dreaded Bat-Cloud"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Bat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch", "Flying"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "206"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Denman Rooke"
oracle_id: "3cc64ce6-45e2-4dc3-9b28-d7206a131873"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dreaded-bat-cloud-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {3} less to cast if a creature died this turn.
Flying, deathtouch

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4. [Fetid Imp](/printing/fetid-imp-m21.md) — Creature — Imp
5. [Grimclaw Bats](/printing/grimclaw-bats-dst.md) — Creature — Bat
6. [Malakir Familiar](/printing/malakir-familiar-jmp.md) — Creature — Bat

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #206
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Denman Rooke
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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