---
name: "Screeching Scorchbeast"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Bat Mutant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Menace"]
set: "PIP"
set_name: "Fallout"
collector_number: "577"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nino Is"
oracle_id: "ed5889c9-e524-40c1-9011-7559a992bb1b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/screeching-scorchbeast-pip"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Screeching Scorchbeast
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Bat Mutant
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Menace

## Oracle Text
Flying, menace
Whenever this creature attacks, each player gets two rad counters.
Whenever one or more nonland cards are milled, you may create that many 2/2 black Zombie Mutant creature tokens. Do this only once each turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Infesting Radroach](/printing/infesting-radroach-pip.md) — Creature — Insect Mutant
2. [Screaming Swarm](/printing/screaming-swarm-dbl.md) — Creature — Bird Horror
3. [The Wise Mothman](/printing/the-wise-mothman-pip.md) — Legendary Creature — Insect Mutant
4. [Screaming Phantom](/printing/screaming-phantom-lci.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Mirkwood Bats](/printing/mirkwood-bats-ltr.md) — Creature — Bat
6. [Screeching Skaab](/printing/screeching-skaab-ema.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallout (PIP) #577
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nino Is
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`