---
name: "Mirkwood Bats"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Bat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "95"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Tedrick"
oracle_id: "0636b6c3-0662-420a-b30d-f0a14e7c512d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mirkwood-bats-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mirkwood Bats
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Bat
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever you create or sacrifice a token, each opponent loses 1 life.

> *"The enemy has many spies and many ways of hearing."
—Gandalf*

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2. [Bloodhunter Bat](/printing/bloodhunter-bat-w17.md) — Creature — Bat
3. [Blight Keeper](/printing/blight-keeper-xln.md) — Creature — Bat Imp
4. [Grimclaw Bats](/printing/grimclaw-bats-dst.md) — Creature — Bat
5. [Sengir Bats](/printing/sengir-bats-hml.md) — Creature — Bat
6. [Moonstone Harbinger](/printing/moonstone-harbinger-blb.md) — Creature — Bat Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #95
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Tedrick
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`