---
target_card: Gateway Shade
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
type_line: "Creature — Shade"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/gateway-shade
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/gateway-shade.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Gateway Shade

- **Target Card:** [Gateway Shade](https://avascry.com/printing/gateway-shade-gtc) (Creature — Shade) `{2}{B}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/gateway-shade.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Frozen Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/frozen-shade-30a) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
2. [**Looming Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/looming-shade-7ed) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
3. [**Veiled Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/veiled-shade-grn) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
4. [**Nakaya Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/nakaya-shade-pcy) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
5. [**Hoar Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/hoar-shade-ice) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
6. [**Dread Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/dread-shade-dom) `{B}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
7. [**Zof Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/zof-shade-m15) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
8. [**Nantuko Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/nantuko-shade-tor) `{B}{B}` — *Creature — Insect Shade*
9. [**Shade's Breath**](https://avascry.com/printing/shades-breath-ons) `{1}{B}` — *Instant*
10. [**Perilous Shadow**](https://avascry.com/printing/perilous-shadow-rtr) `{2}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Insect Shade*
11. [**Dungeon Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/dungeon-shade-tpr) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Shade Spirit*
12. [**Fetid Horror**](https://avascry.com/printing/fetid-horror-mir) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Shade Horror*
13. [**Liliana's Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/lilianas-shade-m13) `{2}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
14. [**Drifting Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/drifting-shade-m12) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
15. [**Thirsting Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/thirsting-shade-rna) `{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
16. [**Mire Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/mire-shade-mir) `{1}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
17. [**Tattered Apparition**](https://avascry.com/printing/tattered-apparition-dmu) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
18. [**Chilling Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/chilling-shade-csp) `{2}{B}` — *Snow Creature — Shade*
19. [**Undercity Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/undercity-shade-rav) `{4}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
20. [**Dauthi Embrace**](https://avascry.com/printing/dauthi-embrace-tmp) `{2}{B}` — *Enchantment*
21. [**Whispering Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/whispering-shade-ody) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
22. [**Nirkana Revenant**](https://avascry.com/printing/nirkana-revenant-voc) `{4}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Vampire Shade*
23. [**Nightwing Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/nightwing-shade-m14) `{4}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
24. [**Cinder Shade**](https://avascry.com/printing/cinder-shade-inv) `{1}{B}{R}` — *Creature — Shade*
25. [**Primeval Shambler**](https://avascry.com/printing/primeval-shambler-8ed) `{4}{B}` — *Creature — Horror Mercenary*
26. [**Shade's Form**](https://avascry.com/printing/shades-form-tor) `{1}{B}{B}` — *Enchantment — Aura*
27. [**Dauthi Trapper**](https://avascry.com/printing/dauthi-trapper-sth) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Dauthi Minion*
28. [**Ubul Sar Gatekeepers**](https://avascry.com/printing/ubul-sar-gatekeepers-pio) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Zombie Soldier*
29. [**Deepwood Legate**](https://avascry.com/printing/deepwood-legate-mmq) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Shade*
30. [**Basilisk Gate**](https://avascry.com/printing/basilisk-gate-mb2) `N/A` — *Land — Gate*
31. [**Dauthi Mercenary**](https://avascry.com/printing/dauthi-mercenary-vma) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Dauthi Knight Mercenary*