---
name: "Horrid Shadowspinner"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Lifelink"]
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "188"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ben Wootten"
oracle_id: "5fcbb5d3-71d1-4946-b806-ba6376338eba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/horrid-shadowspinner-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Horrid Shadowspinner
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Lifelink

## Oracle Text
Lifelink
Whenever this creature attacks, you may draw cards equal to its power. If you do, discard that many cards.

> *« Le soleil est couché, le cauchemar tissé.
Dans la nuit il s'enfuit, et rampe vers ton lit. »
—Comptine pour enfant sangamie*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #188
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ben Wootten
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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