---
name: "Nakaya Shade"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Shade"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PCY"
set_name: "Prophecy"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ray Lago"
oracle_id: "ce969713-fdaa-4c31-b164-76a9b0b9ff81"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nakaya-shade-pcy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nakaya Shade
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Shade
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{B}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn unless any player pays {2}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Looming Shade](/printing/looming-shade-7ed.md) — Creature — Shade
2. [Veiled Shade](/printing/veiled-shade-grn.md) — Creature — Shade
3. [Frozen Shade](/printing/frozen-shade-30a.md) — Creature — Shade
4. [Nantuko Shade](/printing/nantuko-shade-tor.md) — Creature — Insect Shade
5. [Hoar Shade](/printing/hoar-shade-ice.md) — Creature — Shade
6. [Dread Shade](/printing/dread-shade-dom.md) — Creature — Shade

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Prophecy (PCY) #69
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ray Lago
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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