---
name: "Shadewing Laureate"
mana_cost: "{W}{W/B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Warlock"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "229"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "53a17d4f-cdbc-4669-a30e-5d5a334cc3c0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shadewing-laureate-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shadewing Laureate
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{W/B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever another creature you control with flying dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

> *„Womit willst du lieber besiegt werden, mit Prosa oder Poesie?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Plumecreed Mentor](/printing/plumecreed-mentor-blb.md) — Creature — Bird Scout
3. [Wingspan Mentor](/printing/wingspan-mentor-ncc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Keen-Eyed Raven](/printing/keen-eyed-raven-acr.md) — Creature — Bird
5. [Dearly Departed](/printing/dearly-departed-ddq.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Vulture, Feathered Fiend](/printing/vulture-feathered-fiend-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #229
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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