---
name: "Infernal Kirin"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "4f07a2e6-692b-4d8c-9ecf-4d94b03706a0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/infernal-kirin-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Infernal Kirin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target player reveals their hand and discards all cards with that spell's mana value.

> *Le kirin appela — ce n'était qu'une cruelle parodie de son cri autrefois inspirateur.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Celestial Kirin](/printing/celestial-kirin-sok.md) — Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit
2. [Skyfire Kirin](/printing/skyfire-kirin-sok.md) — Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit
3. [Bounteous Kirin](/printing/bounteous-kirin-sok.md) — Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit
4. [Cloudhoof Kirin](/printing/cloudhoof-kirin-sok.md) — Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit
5. [Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse](/printing/kyoki-sanitys-eclipse-bok.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit
6. [Hinata, Dawn-Crowned](/printing/hinata-dawn-crowned-neo.md) — Legendary Creature — Kirin Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #72
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **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: `legal`