---
name: "Sword Dancer"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Rebel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PCY"
set_name: "Prophecy"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Roger Raupp"
oracle_id: "9ae49b45-a38f-4bd6-aa08-b5a5da6e75a1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sword-dancer-pcy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sword Dancer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Rebel
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
{W}{W}: Target attacking creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Saltfield Recluse](/printing/saltfield-recluse-plc.md) — Creature — Human Rebel Cleric
2. [Shield Dancer](/printing/shield-dancer-pcy.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
3. [Ballista Squad](/printing/ballista-squad-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
4. [Soul Charmer](/printing/soul-charmer-pcy.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
5. [Task Force](/printing/task-force-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
6. [Rebuke](/printing/rebuke-isd.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Prophecy (PCY) #25
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Roger Raupp
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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