---
name: "Inkfathom Witch"
mana_cost: "{1}{U/B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Wizard"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Fear"]
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "168"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Larry MacDougall"
oracle_id: "60b6e96a-63e6-4520-b2dd-b20b7dfbcd57"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inkfathom-witch-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Inkfathom Witch
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U/B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Fear

## Oracle Text
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
{2}{U}{B}: Each unblocked creature has base power and toughness 4/1 until end of turn.

> *As trevas de Salmorerrante escondem rituais indecorosos cujo objetivo é liberar o pior lado dos sirenídeos.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shadowmage Infiltrator](/printing/shadowmage-infiltrator-tsb.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Fleshformer](/printing/fleshformer-con.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Inkfathom Infiltrator](/printing/inkfathom-infiltrator-shm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue
4. [Fear of Fear Itself](/printing/fear-of-fear-itself-unk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
5. [Undercity Shade](/printing/undercity-shade-rav.md) — Creature — Shade
6. [Squirming Mass](/printing/squirming-mass-uds.md) — Creature — Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #168
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Larry MacDougall
- **Total Printings:** 26 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`