---
name: "Shadowfeed"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave Kendall"
oracle_id: "7681ea90-be9d-4a43-845e-ba051b438429"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shadowfeed-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shadowfeed
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target card from a graveyard. You gain 3 life.

> *"The future is a snake, devouring your life backwards through time. And when you die, believe me, it doesn't stop feeding."
—Sedris, the Traitor King*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cremate](/printing/cremate-rtr.md) — Instant
2. [Suffer the Past](/printing/suffer-the-past-c21.md) — Instant
3. [Shamble Back](/printing/shamble-back-soi.md) — Sorcery
4. [Graveyard Shovel](/printing/graveyard-shovel-isd.md) — Artifact
5. [Creakwood Ghoul](/printing/creakwood-ghoul-eve.md) — Creature — Plant Zombie
6. [Spinning Darkness](/printing/spinning-darkness-wth.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #86
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave Kendall
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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