---
name: "Szarel, Genesis Shepherd"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Insect Druid"
colors: ["B", "G", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "EOC"
set_name: "Edge of Eternities Commander"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "1f3c3365-7dc8-47e1-b304-2a09aa229292"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/szarel-genesis-shepherd-eoc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Insect Druid
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
You may play lands from your graveyard.
Whenever you sacrifice another nontoken permanent during your turn, put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to Szarel's power on up to one other target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest](/printing/mazirek-kraul-death-priest-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Insect Shaman
2. [Scouring Swarm](/printing/scouring-swarm-eoc.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Giant Fly](/printing/giant-fly-tle.md) — Creature — Insect
4. [Devouring Swarm](/printing/devouring-swarm-j22.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Serendib Djinn](/printing/serendib-djinn-arn.md) — Creature — Djinn
6. [Ruthless Deathfang](/printing/ruthless-deathfang-dtk.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC) #4
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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