---
name: "Shimmercreep"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Menace", "Vivid"]
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "120"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "52244c23-7680-4bed-8ef8-8d10e289d3f7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shimmercreep-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shimmercreep
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/5
- **Keywords:** Menace, Vivid

## Oracle Text
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Vivid — When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of colors among permanents you control.

> *Si annida vicino ai confini, raccogliendo fili sparsi di magia selvaggia dove i piani si incontrano.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Glinting Creeper](/printing/glinting-creeper-mh2.md) — Creature — Plant
2. [Geyserfield Stalker](/printing/geyserfield-stalker-bfz.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Teacher's Pest](/printing/teachers-pest-sos.md) — Creature — Skeleton Pest
4. [Underdark Explorer](/printing/underdark-explorer-clb.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
5. [Irreverent Gremlin](/printing/irreverent-gremlin-dsk.md) — Creature — Gremlin
6. [Caterwauling Boggart](/printing/caterwauling-boggart-lrw.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #120
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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