---
name: "Sneering Shadewriter"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Warlock"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "101"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mila Pesic"
oracle_id: "21a094d6-de3d-48d4-a35d-b99617da55db"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sneering-shadewriter-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sneering Shadewriter
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

> *「全体的に独創性に欠ける、ありきたりな展示だった。果たして何をしたかったのだろうかと、疑問が残る結果となった。」
――<i>「ストリクスヘイヴンの星」</i>展覧会評*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Vampire Scrivener](/printing/vampire-scrivener-j25.md) — Creature — Vampire Warlock
3. [Rabid Bloodsucker](/printing/rabid-bloodsucker-ori.md) — Creature — Vampire
4. [Skymarch Bloodletter](/printing/skymarch-bloodletter-xln.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
5. [A-Vampire Scrivener](/printing/a-vampire-scrivener-snc.md) — Creature — Vampire Warlock
6. [Cliffhaven Vampire](/printing/cliffhaven-vampire-ogw.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior Ally

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #101
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mila Pesic
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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