---
name: "Vashta Nerada"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Alien Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Shadow", "Indestructible", "Morbid"]
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Fang Xinyu"
oracle_id: "9ae26054-caf4-47a3-b4bb-3dc14a634740"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vashta-nerada-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vashta Nerada
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Alien Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Shadow, Indestructible, Morbid

## Oracle Text
Indestructible
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Morbid — At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *« Hé, qui a éteint la lumière ? »*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #73
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Fang Xinyu
- **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: `not_legal`