---
name: "Szadek, Lord of Secrets"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Vampire"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Mill"]
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "234"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Donato Giancola"
oracle_id: "c40c823c-5954-457a-81a6-02683da57f7f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/szadek-lord-of-secrets-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Szadek, Lord of Secrets
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Vampire
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Mill

## Oracle Text
Flying
If Szadek would deal combat damage to a player, instead put that many +1/+1 counters on Szadek and that player mills that many cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Szarekh, the Silent King](/printing/szarekh-the-silent-king-40k.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Necron
4. [Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood](/printing/kazarov-sengir-pureblood-dom.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #234
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Donato Giancola
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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