---
name: "Scion of Darkness"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Trample", "Cycling"]
set: "LGN"
set_name: "Legions"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "bd940cab-d23a-44bf-ab96-8aa1dcd3f0ff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scion-of-darkness-lgn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Scion of Darkness
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Trample, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may put target creature card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vile Manifestation](/printing/vile-manifestation-akr.md) — Creature — Horror
2. [Horror of the Broken Lands](/printing/horror-of-the-broken-lands-akh.md) — Creature — Horror
3. [Jund Sojourners](/printing/jund-sojourners-arb.md) — Creature — Lizard Shaman
4. [Titanoth Rex](/printing/titanoth-rex-plst.md) — Creature — Dinosaur Beast
5. [Grixis Sojourners](/printing/grixis-sojourners-arb.md) — Creature — Zombie Ogre
6. [Soul of Innistrad](/printing/soul-of-innistrad-c20.md) — Creature — Avatar

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Legions (LGN) #79
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 21 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: `not_legal`