---
name: "Scheming Fence"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Citizen"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "349"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Artur Treffner"
oracle_id: "cef87a98-61a0-4a88-950f-867144f685e3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scheming-fence-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scheming Fence
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Citizen
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
As this creature enters, you may choose a nonland permanent.
Activated abilities of the chosen permanent can't be activated.
This creature has all activated abilities of the chosen permanent except for loyalty abilities. You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phyrexian Revoker](/printing/phyrexian-revoker-brr.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
2. [Meddling Mage](/printing/meddling-mage-pls.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Zhalfirin Decoy](/printing/zhalfirin-decoy-mh1.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Pithing Needle](/printing/pithing-needle-mid.md) — Artifact
5. [Wall of Stolen Identity](/printing/wall-of-stolen-identity-c19.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter Wall
6. [Quicksilver Elemental](/printing/quicksilver-elemental-mrd.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #349
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Artur Treffner
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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