---
target_card: Author of Shadows
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
type_line: "Creature — Shade Warlock"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/author-of-shadows
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/author-of-shadows.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Author of Shadows

- **Target Card:** [Author of Shadows](https://avascry.com/printing/author-of-shadows-c21) (Creature — Shade Warlock) `{4}{B}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/author-of-shadows.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Shadow of the Enemy**](https://avascry.com/printing/shadow-of-the-enemy-hoc) `{3}{B}{B}{B}` — *Sorcery*
2. [**Dauthi Voidwalker**](https://avascry.com/printing/dauthi-voidwalker-mh2) `{B}{B}` — *Creature — Dauthi Rogue*
3. [**Misery's Shadow**](https://avascry.com/printing/miserys-shadow-bro) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
4. [**Faceless Devourer**](https://avascry.com/printing/faceless-devourer-tsr) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Nightmare Horror*
5. [**Young Necromancer**](https://avascry.com/printing/young-necromancer-j21) `{4}{B}` — *Creature — Human Warlock*
6. [**Dawnhand Dissident**](https://avascry.com/printing/dawnhand-dissident-pecl) `{B}` — *Creature — Elf Warlock*
7. [**Magus of the Will**](https://avascry.com/printing/magus-of-the-will-2xm) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
8. [**Taster of Wares**](https://avascry.com/printing/taster-of-wares-ecl) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Goblin Warlock*
9. [**Mesmeric Fiend**](https://avascry.com/printing/mesmeric-fiend-ddk) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Nightmare Horror*
10. [**Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver**](https://avascry.com/printing/ashiok-nightmare-weaver-pio) `{1}{U}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok*
11. [**Shadow Rift**](https://avascry.com/printing/shadow-rift-tpr) `{U}` — *Instant*
12. [**Draugr Necromancer**](https://avascry.com/printing/draugr-necromancer-pkhm) `{3}{B}` — *Snow Creature — Zombie Cleric*
13. [**Thalakos Drifters**](https://avascry.com/printing/thalakos-drifters-exo) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Thalakos*
14. [**Soul-Shackled Zombie**](https://avascry.com/printing/soul-shackled-zombie-fdn) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Zombie*
15. [**Exile into Darkness**](https://avascry.com/printing/exile-into-darkness-sok) `{4}{B}` — *Sorcery*
16. [**Tidehollow Sculler**](https://avascry.com/printing/tidehollow-sculler-mma) `{W}{B}` — *Artifact Creature — Zombie*
17. [**Agadeem Occultist**](https://avascry.com/printing/agadeem-occultist-wwk) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Shaman Ally*
18. [**Scholar of Combustion**](https://avascry.com/printing/scholar-of-combustion-j25) `{3}{R}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
19. [**Lorcan, Warlock Collector**](https://avascry.com/printing/lorcan-warlock-collector-afc) `{5}{B}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Devil*
20. [**Fiend of the Shadows**](https://avascry.com/printing/fiend-of-the-shadows-afc) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Vampire Wizard*
21. [**Hedonist's Trove**](https://avascry.com/printing/hedonists-trove-dtk) `{5}{B}{B}` — *Enchantment*
22. [**Ashiok, Nightmare Muse**](https://avascry.com/printing/ashiok-nightmare-muse-thb) `{3}{U}{B}` — *Legendary Planeswalker — Ashiok*
23. [**Shessra, Death's Whisper**](https://avascry.com/printing/shessra-deaths-whisper-afr) `{2}{B}{G}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Elf Warlock*
24. [**Thalakos Deceiver**](https://avascry.com/printing/thalakos-deceiver-sth) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Thalakos Wizard*
25. [**Thought-String Analyst**](https://avascry.com/printing/thought-string-analyst-ymkm) `{U}{B}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
26. [**Gravegouger**](https://avascry.com/printing/gravegouger-tor) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Nightmare Horror*
27. [**Thraben Heretic**](https://avascry.com/printing/thraben-heretic-ddq) `{1}{W}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
28. [**Deathrite Shaman**](https://avascry.com/printing/deathrite-shaman-ea3) `{B/G}` — *Creature — Elf Shaman*
29. [**Umbris, Fear Manifest**](https://avascry.com/printing/umbris-fear-manifest-sld) `{3}{U}{B}` — *Legendary Creature — Nightmare Horror*
30. [**A-Shessra, Death's Whisper**](https://avascry.com/printing/a-shessra-deaths-whisper-afr) `{1}{B}{G}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Elf Warlock*
31. [**Sheoldred's Assimilator**](https://avascry.com/printing/sheoldreds-assimilator-yone) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Phyrexian Horror*