---
name: "Scathing Shadelock // Venomous Words"
mana_cost: "{4}{B} // {B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Snake Warlock // Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Prepared"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Loïc Canavaggia"
oracle_id: "2796c3d9-9e56-40f2-8398-7a131c4657ff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scathing-shadelock-venomous-words-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Scathing Shadelock // Venomous Words
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B} // {B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake Warlock // Sorcery
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/6
- **Keywords:** Prepared

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #98
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Loïc Canavaggia
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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