Simic Sky Swallower
Creature — Leviathan
Flying, trample
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #8222
Simic Sky Swallower lands as a 6/6 flying, trample, shroud finisher that demands an immediate answer — there is no targeted removal that touches it. At seven mana it's a fair ask, but Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep can cheat it into play off a Kraken or Leviathan trigger, making the cost irrelevant.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep triggers whenever you cast a Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent, letting you put a creature from your hand onto the battlefield — Simic Sky Swallower qualifies as a Leviathan and hits the table without paying seven mana.
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa taps to put the top Kraken, Leviathan, Octopus, or Serpent from your library directly onto the battlefield, and Simic Sky Swallower's Leviathan subtype makes it a clean target — free seven-mana shroud attacker on demand.
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle generates enormous mana once its slumber counters are gone, and Simic Sky Swallower is the kind of must-answer threat that justifies banking all that green mana into a single untargetable finisher.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Simic Sky Swallower actually earns its slot — seven mana is reachable in a format with ramp spells and Sol Ring, and shroud plus trample plus flying is a combination that closes games when opponents can't board-wipe in time. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but never sees play; the format's interaction density means a seven-mana creature without haste just dies to a Swords to Plowshares before it attacks, assuming it even resolves. Oathbreaker shares Commander's mana-scaling and large-creature viability, though the faster pace makes Simic Sky Swallower harder to justify over a cheaper threat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Simic Sky Swallower is bulk — multiple printings have kept it permanently at floor price and there's no pressure to move on it. Pick up copies freely; the price has nowhere to go but sideways.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.