---
name: "Ruby Leech"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Leech"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jacques Bredy"
oracle_id: "ec6195a0-2701-40a4-882f-eb563668791a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ruby-leech-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ruby Leech
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Leech
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Red spells you cast cost {R} more to cast.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Defiler of Instinct](/printing/defiler-of-instinct-dmu.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Kavu
2. [Land Leeches](/printing/land-leeches-4ed.md) — Creature — Leech
3. [Bloodmark Mentor](/printing/bloodmark-mentor-shm.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
4. [Ruby Medallion](/printing/ruby-medallion-cmm.md) — Artifact
5. [Ghor-Clan Bloodscale](/printing/ghor-clan-bloodscale-gpt.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
6. [Viashino Shanktail](/printing/viashino-shanktail-gtc.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #161
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jacques Bredy
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `legal`