---
name: "Shriekmaw"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Evoke", "Fear"]
set: "CMD"
set_name: "Commander 2011"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steve Prescott"
oracle_id: "717bbb9d-0a5b-4979-a24b-9d54aac7657a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shriekmaw-cmd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shriekmaw
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Evoke, Fear

## Oracle Text
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Evoke {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shriek of Dread](/printing/shriek-of-dread-pls.md) — Instant
2. [Desecration Elemental](/printing/desecration-elemental-5dn.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Squirming Mass](/printing/squirming-mass-uds.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Fear of Fear Itself](/printing/fear-of-fear-itself-unk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
5. [Dread](/printing/dread-lrw.md) — Creature — Elemental Incarnation
6. [Face of Fear](/printing/face-of-fear-ody.md) — Creature — Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2011 (CMD) #100
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steve Prescott
- **Total Printings:** 81 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`