---
name: "Skyclave Sentinel"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Gargoyle"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Kicker", "Flying", "Defender"]
set: "ZNR"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising"
collector_number: "253"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Joseph Meehan"
oracle_id: "3b7b166b-4329-4194-a9a7-f1fec7a92cec"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skyclave-sentinel-znr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skyclave Sentinel
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Kicker, Flying, Defender

## Oracle Text
Kicker {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell.)
Flying, defender
If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
As long as this creature has a +1/+1 counter on it, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gargoyle Sentinel](/printing/gargoyle-sentinel-m19.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
2. [Wakestone Gargoyle](/printing/wakestone-gargoyle-dis.md) — Creature — Gargoyle
3. [Gatekeeper Gargoyle](/printing/gatekeeper-gargoyle-grn.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
4. [Manor Gargoyle](/printing/manor-gargoyle-isd.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
5. [Locthwain Gargoyle](/printing/locthwain-gargoyle-eld.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
6. [Shalai's Acolyte](/printing/shalais-acolyte-dmu.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #253
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Joseph Meehan
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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