Shriekmaw
Shriekmaw: Creature - Elemental, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander. Fear. When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Elemental
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 3/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 85
- Artist
- Steve Prescott
- Commander rank
- 1,563 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Evoke, Fear
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About Shriekmaw
Shriekmaw is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC), a Commander product released in January 2026. It is collector number 85 in that set, with art by Steve Prescott. It costs {4}{B} (four generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 17 sets, from Lorwyn (2007) to Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
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.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Shriekmaw by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Shriekmaw
Shriekmaw has been printed in 17 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #139 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #110 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #331 | Special | 2021 |
| Commander 2020 (C20) #136 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #CMA-68 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| Ultimate Masters (UMA) #113 | Uncommon | 2018 |
| Commander Anthology (CMA) #68 | Uncommon | 2017 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) #137 | Uncommon | 2015 |
| Commander 2014 (C14) #160 | Uncommon | 2014 |
| Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas (DDH) #54 | Uncommon | 2011 |
| Commander 2011 (CMD) #100 | Uncommon | 2011 |
| Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A48 | Uncommon | 2010 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Shriekmaw, newest first.
- 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.
- 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.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Shriekmaw is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.