---
name: "Shadow Puppeteers"
mana_cost: "{6}{U}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Faerie Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Ward"]
set: "WOC"
set_name: "Wilds of Eldraine Commander"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "0a570fdb-2104-4592-b158-5b5d88f1d087"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shadow-puppeteers-woc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shadow Puppeteers
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{U}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Faerie Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Ward

## Oracle Text
Flying, ward {2}
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 black Faerie Rogue creature tokens with flying.
Whenever a creature you control with flying attacks, you may have it become a red Dragon with base power and toughness 4/4 in addition to its other colors and types until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wee Dragonauts](/printing/wee-dragonauts-prm.md) — Creature — Faerie Wizard
2. [Faerie Miscreant](/printing/faerie-miscreant-ori.md) — Creature — Faerie Rogue
3. [Faerie Formation](/printing/faerie-formation-eld.md) — Creature — Faerie
4. [Wingspan Mentor](/printing/wingspan-mentor-ncc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Archmage of Echoes](/printing/archmage-of-echoes-woc.md) — Creature — Faerie Wizard
6. [Sky Weaver](/printing/sky-weaver-inv.md) — Creature — Metathran Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC) #12
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`