---
name: "Shadow of the Enemy"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "HOC"
set_name: "The Hobbit Eternal"
collector_number: "190"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Shahab Alizadeh"
oracle_id: "4f0c72ff-cd93-46a6-8649-2cd9ce8b8625"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shadow-of-the-enemy-hoc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shadow of the Enemy
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You may cast spells from among those cards for as long as they remain exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast them.

> *Als Frodo den Ring ansteckte, wurde Sauron das Ausmaß seiner eigenen Torheit auf einen Schlag bewusst. Sein Zorn loderte in Form einer verschlingenden Flamme, aber auch Furcht stieg in ihm auf wie schwarzer Rauch.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Author of Shadows](/printing/author-of-shadows-c21.md) — Creature — Shade Warlock
2. [Hedonist's Trove](/printing/hedonists-trove-dtk.md) — Enchantment
3. [Haunting Echoes](/printing/haunting-echoes-wc03.md) — Sorcery
4. [Mnemonic Betrayal](/printing/mnemonic-betrayal-grn.md) — Sorcery
5. [Boneyard Parley](/printing/boneyard-parley-c19.md) — Sorcery
6. [Crypt Incursion](/printing/crypt-incursion-pio.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #190
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Shahab Alizadeh
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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