---
name: "Skittering Skirge"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Imp"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "PAL99"
set_name: "Arena League 1999"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "fae1d5d9-a50e-423e-8692-3e41f39df081"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skittering-skirge-pal99"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Skittering Skirge
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Imp
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When you cast a creature spell, sacrifice this creature.

> *The imps' warbling cries echo through Phyrexia's towers like those of mourning doves in a cathedral.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Slinking Skirge](/printing/slinking-skirge-uds.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Imp
2. [Skirge Familiar](/printing/skirge-familiar-mh2.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Imp
3. [Skittering Horror](/printing/skittering-horror-btd.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
4. [Skulking Ghost](/printing/skulking-ghost-ema.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Tethered Skirge](/printing/tethered-skirge-ulg.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Imp
6. [Crazed Skirge](/printing/crazed-skirge-usg.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Imp

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Arena League 1999 (PAL99) #4
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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