---
name: "Skulking Fugitive"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Horror Mercenary"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Scott M. Fischer"
oracle_id: "4178ae56-2449-4617-aff8-f59d8fb96c66"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skulking-fugitive-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Skulking Fugitive
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Skulking Ghost](/printing/skulking-ghost-ema.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Skittering Horror](/printing/skittering-horror-btd.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
3. [Skittering Monstrosity](/printing/skittering-monstrosity-tsp.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Tar Pit Warrior](/printing/tar-pit-warrior-btd.md) — Creature — Cyclops Warrior
5. [Phantom Beast](/printing/phantom-beast-m11.md) — Creature — Illusion Beast
6. [Frost Walker](/printing/frost-walker-f15.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #161
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Scott M. Fischer
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`