---
name: "Nantuko Shade"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Insect Shade"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M11"
set_name: "Magic 2011"
collector_number: "106"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "40d02b8c-fb0e-4607-855f-49fbcec2e209"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nantuko-shade-m11"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{B}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

> *Dans la vie, les nantuko étudient la nature en l'adorant. Dans la mort, ils l'étudient en la disséquant.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Perilous Shadow](/printing/perilous-shadow-rtr.md) — Creature — Insect Shade
2. [Looming Shade](/printing/looming-shade-7ed.md) — Creature — Shade
3. [Nakaya Shade](/printing/nakaya-shade-pcy.md) — Creature — Shade
4. [Veiled Shade](/printing/veiled-shade-grn.md) — Creature — Shade
5. [Frozen Shade](/printing/frozen-shade-30a.md) — Creature — Shade
6. [Hoar Shade](/printing/hoar-shade-ice.md) — Creature — Shade

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2011 (M11) #106
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 42 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`