---
name: "Nether Traitor"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Shadow", "Haste"]
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "220"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Vance Kovacs"
oracle_id: "6f16c3ac-a9b8-47e6-b18b-ae37c74d44a0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nether-traitor-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nether Traitor
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Shadow, Haste

## Oracle Text
Haste
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever another creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {B}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nether Shadow](/printing/nether-shadow-me1.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Dauthi Trapper](/printing/dauthi-trapper-sth.md) — Creature — Dauthi Minion
3. [Nether Spirit](/printing/nether-spirit-mmq.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Trespasser il-Vec](/printing/trespasser-il-vec-tsr.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Traitor's Clutch](/printing/traitors-clutch-tsp.md) — Instant
6. [Faceless Devourer](/printing/faceless-devourer-tsr.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #220
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Vance Kovacs
- **Total Printings:** 25 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`