---
name: "Swan Song"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "C16"
set_name: "Commander 2016"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Peter Mohrbacher"
oracle_id: "8ddfc283-c9b4-41a5-af88-cf0068e986cc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swan-song-c16"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Swan Song
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

> *« Les mages les plus éclairés créent la beauté à partir de la violence. » —Médomaï le Sans-âge*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Strix Serenade](/printing/strix-serenade-pmh3.md) — Instant
2. [Geist Snatch](/printing/geist-snatch-avr.md) — Instant
3. [Summoner's Bane](/printing/summoners-bane-ddm.md) — Instant
4. [Access Denied](/printing/access-denied-nec.md) — Instant
5. [Judge's Familiar](/printing/judges-familiar-rtr.md) — Creature — Bird
6. [Ominous Roost](/printing/ominous-roost-dbl.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2016 (C16) #98
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Peter Mohrbacher
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

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