---
name: "Shadow the Hedgehog"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Hedgehog Mercenary"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Chaos Control", "Haste"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "2086"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Tracy Yardley"
oracle_id: "0c12abcc-6ada-43b3-8750-9cb6ce2b0785"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shadow-the-hedgehog-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shadow the Hedgehog
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Hedgehog Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/2
- **Keywords:** Chaos Control, Haste

## Oracle Text
Haste
Whenever Shadow the Hedgehog or another creature you control with flash or haste dies, draw a card.
Chaos Control — Each spell you cast has split second if mana from an artifact was spent to cast it. (As long as it's on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sonic the Hedgehog](/printing/sonic-the-hedgehog-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Hedgehog Warrior
2. [Nether Shadow](/printing/nether-shadow-me1.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Nether Traitor](/printing/nether-traitor-tsr.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Shadow Rift](/printing/shadow-rift-tpr.md) — Instant
5. [Shifting Shadow](/printing/shifting-shadow-pz2.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Chainer, Nightmare Adept](/printing/chainer-nightmare-adept-j21.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Minion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2086
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Tracy Yardley

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