---
name: "Syndicate Messenger"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Bird"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Afterlife"]
set: "RVR"
set_name: "Ravnica Remastered"
collector_number: "29"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Viktor Titov"
oracle_id: "f5f4d78b-ed2b-471b-9ece-237fb55adc13"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/syndicate-messenger-rvr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Syndicate Messenger
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Afterlife

## Oracle Text
Flying
Afterlife 1 (When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.)

> *« Nombreuses sont les ailes à parcourir le ciel ces temps-ci. Peu d'entre elles sont porteuses de bonnes nouvelles. »
—Lavinia*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Emissary of the Sleepless](/printing/emissary-of-the-sleepless-soi.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Doomed Traveler](/printing/doomed-traveler-ima.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Messenger Drake](/printing/messenger-drake-m14.md) — Creature — Drake
4. [Soulcatcher](/printing/soulcatcher-ody.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
5. [Belfry Spirit](/printing/belfry-spirit-gpt.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Afterlife](/printing/afterlife-vma.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #29
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Viktor Titov
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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