---
name: "Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Dragon Skeleton"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Regenerate", "Infect"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "SOM-79"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Chippy"
oracle_id: "daf6c421-e7f7-4fc6-967c-65f4ab96fcfd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skithiryx-the-blight-dragon-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Dragon Skeleton
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Regenerate, Infect

## Oracle Text
Flying
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
{B}: Skithiryx gains haste until end of turn.
{B}{B}: Regenerate Skithiryx.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blight Mamba](/printing/blight-mamba-onc.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Snake
2. [Blightwing Whelp](/printing/blightwing-whelp-yone.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Imp
3. [Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin](/printing/scavenger-regent-exude-toxin-tdm.md) — Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen
4. [Whispering Specter](/printing/whispering-specter-nph.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Specter
5. [Shriek Raptor](/printing/shriek-raptor-nph.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Bird
6. [Hellkite Overlord](/printing/hellkite-overlord-drb.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #SOM-79
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Chippy
- **Total Printings:** 34 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`