---
name: "Tethered Skirge"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Imp"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ULG"
set_name: "Urza's Legacy"
collector_number: "70"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "42bbef66-967b-4922-8b2e-e57d1b8244bb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tethered-skirge-ulg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tethered Skirge
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Imp
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, you lose 1 life.

> *It bites the hand that leads it.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Skittering Skirge](/printing/skittering-skirge-pal99.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Imp
2. [Skirge Familiar](/printing/skirge-familiar-mh2.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Imp
3. [Vault Skirge](/printing/vault-skirge-dci.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Imp
4. [Cackling Imp](/printing/cackling-imp-dvd.md) — Creature — Imp
5. [Skulking Ghost](/printing/skulking-ghost-ema.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Ravenous Skirge](/printing/ravenous-skirge-usg.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Imp

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Legacy (ULG) #70
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 8 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: `legal`