---
name: "Spiketail Hatchling"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Drake"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "10E"
set_name: "Tenth Edition"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "8109aeff-1ba7-46c2-89ab-450d6ff99c28"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spiketail-hatchling-10e"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Spiketail Hatchling
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Drake
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Sacrifice this creature: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

> *Schiva le onde del mare per allenarsi a schivare le onde di magia.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spiketail Drakeling](/printing/spiketail-drakeling-tsp.md) — Creature — Drake
2. [Spiketail Drake](/printing/spiketail-drake-pcy.md) — Creature — Drake
3. [Judge's Familiar](/printing/judges-familiar-rtr.md) — Creature — Bird
4. [Spindrift Drake](/printing/spindrift-drake-sth.md) — Creature — Drake
5. [Wizard Replica](/printing/wizard-replica-mrd.md) — Artifact Creature — Wizard
6. [Unyaro Griffin](/printing/unyaro-griffin-6ed.md) — Creature — Griffin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tenth Edition (10E) #111
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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