---
name: "Sapphire Leech"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Leech"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "500aff17-0d69-46ac-a4f9-2fc6db061ce7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sapphire-leech-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sapphire Leech
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Leech
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Blue spells you cast cost {U} more to cast.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #71
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **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`