---
name: "Grimclaw Bats"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Bat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tom Wänerstrand"
oracle_id: "161ebbc8-b8f9-4ac4-80f3-e290070a1e30"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grimclaw-bats-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Flying
{B}, Pay 1 life: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

> *Even on a world of metal, there are those who thirst for blood.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vampire Bats](/printing/vampire-bats-10e.md) — Creature — Bat
2. [Bloodhunter Bat](/printing/bloodhunter-bat-w17.md) — Creature — Bat
3. [Kelinore Bat](/printing/kelinore-bat-m10.md) — Creature — Bat
4. [Sengir Bats](/printing/sengir-bats-hml.md) — Creature — Bat
5. [Malakir Familiar](/printing/malakir-familiar-jmp.md) — Creature — Bat
6. [Gloomhunter](/printing/gloomhunter-roe.md) — Creature — Bat

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #45
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tom Wänerstrand
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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