---
name: "Shadow Kin"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Shapeshifter"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash", "Mill"]
set: "MIC"
set_name: "Midnight Hunt Commander"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Irvin Rodriguez"
oracle_id: "7ecc506e-bed0-4ae2-9d2f-5143ef63f62c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shadow-kin-mic"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shadow Kin
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flash, Mill

## Oracle Text
Flash
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player mills three cards. You may exile a creature card from among the cards milled this way. If you do, this creature becomes a copy of that card, except it has this ability.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Armaggon, Future Shark](/printing/armaggon-future-shark-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Shark Horror Mutant
2. [A-Falcon Abomination](/printing/a-falcon-abomination-mid.md) — Creature — Zombie Bird
3. [Grim Wanderer](/printing/grim-wanderer-hbg.md) — Creature — Goblin Warlock
4. [Lost in Memories](/printing/lost-in-memories-tle.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur](/printing/jin-gitaxias-core-augur-mul.md) — Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
6. [Spectacular Spider-Man](/printing/spectacular-spider-man-spm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #16
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Irvin Rodriguez
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`