Shriekmaw

Shriekmaw

{4}{B}Creature — Elemental3/2

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Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.

Evoke {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

What it does

Tagged as Removal — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Keyword reminders

Evoke. You may cast this for its evoke cost; if you do, it's sacrificed when it enters. Its enter-the-battlefield trigger still happens.
Fear. This can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures. · CR 702.36

Official rulings

  1. If you pay the evoke cost, you can have Shriekmaw's own triggered ability resolve before the evoke triggered ability. You can cast spells after that ability resolves but before you have to sacrifice Shriekmaw. (2021-03-19)
  2. To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an evoke cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was. (2021-03-19)

Printings & prices

Every set Shriekmaw has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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