---
name: "Gateway Shade"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Shade"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "65"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ryan Yee"
oracle_id: "ff0647bc-87d1-45f0-ad5c-63c29174f404"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gateway-shade-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gateway Shade
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Shade
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{B}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Tap an untapped Gate you control: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

> *不倦、残忍的阴魂是底密尔的耳目。*

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

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #65
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ryan Yee
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`