---
name: "Whispering Shade"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Shade"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Landwalk", "Swampwalk"]
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "167"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "0036d062-10dc-4267-98b4-1d2f6b190a61"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/whispering-shade-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Whispering Shade
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Shade
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Landwalk, Swampwalk

## Oracle Text
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
{B}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #167
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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