---
name: "Perilous Shadow"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Insect Shade"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Clint Cearley"
oracle_id: "3ba3405d-8c9a-4a80-811d-529cd3cb657f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/perilous-shadow-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Perilous Shadow
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect Shade
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4

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

> *Certaines ombres font même peur aux Dimir.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nantuko Shade](/printing/nantuko-shade-tor.md) — Creature — Insect Shade
2. [Veiled Shade](/printing/veiled-shade-grn.md) — Creature — Shade
3. [Looming Shade](/printing/looming-shade-7ed.md) — Creature — Shade
4. [Zof Shade](/printing/zof-shade-m15.md) — Creature — Shade
5. [Frozen Shade](/printing/frozen-shade-30a.md) — Creature — Shade
6. [Dread Shade](/printing/dread-shade-dom.md) — Creature — Shade

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #74
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Clint Cearley
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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