Screeching Silcaw (Card)
Screeching Silcaw
In 137 decks
0% of 2367818 decks
Jul 18, 2024
Six Examples of Power Creep in Magic
For a game like Magic, power creep is an inevitability and a decades old complaint. Nick Wolf looks at some of the most egregious examples.
The Mindskinner
0.07% of 2958 decks
2 decks
Top Commanders
Tawnos, the Toymaker
1.92% of 2185 decks
42 decks
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
0.14% of 5029 decks
7 decks
Kastral, the Windcrested
0.22% of 2711 decks
6 decks
Gwaihir the Windlord
1.16% of 431 decks
5 decks
The Goose Mother
0.24% of 2119 decks
5 decks
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
0.32% of 1555 decks
5 decks
Satoru Umezawa
0.03% of 10361 decks
3 decks
Lazav, Wearer of Faces
0.32% of 630 decks
2 decks
Felix Five-Boots
0.06% of 3292 decks
2 decks
Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
0.23% of 862 decks
2 decks
Donal, Herald of Wings
0.22% of 890 decks
2 decks
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
0.01% of 23000 decks
2 decks
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
0.01% of 17286 decks
2 decks
Urza, Chief Artificer
0.01% of 14102 decks
2 decks
Volo, Guide to Monsters
0.03% of 7535 decks
2 decks
The Ancient One
0.04% of 2286 decks
1 decks
Alela, Artful Provocateur
0.01% of 12134 decks
1 decks
High Synergy Cards
Murmuration
83% of 6 decks
+81% synergy
Jackdaw Savior
57% of 7 decks
+55% synergy
Trygon Predator
47% of 64 decks
+44% synergy
Vindicate
50% of 8 decks
+43% synergy
Krosan Warchief
38% of 64 decks
+37% synergy
Thunderfoot Baloth
38% of 63 decks
+36% synergy
Radagast, Wizard of Wilds
35% of 40 decks
+35% synergy
Owlbear
33% of 63 decks
+33% synergy
Garruk's Packleader
33% of 64 decks
+31% synergy
Eagles of the North
32% of 19 decks
+31% synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
42% of 64 decks
+15% synergy
Cultivate
41% of 64 decks
-6% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
38% of 34 decks
-25% synergy
Counterspell
36% of 137 decks
-6% synergy
Rampant Growth
33% of 64 decks
-2% synergy
Tainted Observer
33% of 46 decks
+30% synergy
Manglehorn
32% of 63 decks
+29% synergy
Growth Spiral
32% of 63 decks
+10% synergy
Gilded Goose
30% of 63 decks
+26% synergy
Vexing Radgull
30% of 37 decks
+28% synergy
Creatures
Tawnos, Solemn Survivor
50% of 6 decks
+49% synergy
Shrike Force
43% of 7 decks
+41% synergy
Valley Questcaller
43% of 7 decks
+41% synergy
Sharuum the Hegemon
38% of 8 decks
+35% synergy
Warden of Evos Isle
29% of 136 decks
+29% synergy
The Goose Mother
29% of 31 decks
+26% synergy
Owlbear Cub
29% of 59 decks
+28% synergy
Thragtusk
29% of 63 decks
+28% synergy
Rampaging Baloths
28% of 64 decks
+21% synergy
Empyrean Eagle
27% of 33 decks
+25% synergy
Gwaihir the Windlord
26% of 19 decks
+26% synergy
Curiosity Crafter
26% of 133 decks
+24% synergy
Battlefield Raptor
25% of 32 decks
+25% synergy
Arboreal Grazer
24% of 63 decks
+23% synergy
Hydroid Krasis
24% of 63 decks
+19% synergy
Thrummingbird
23% of 137 decks
+20% synergy
Baleful Strix
23% of 26 decks
+10% synergy
Armored Scrapgorger
23% of 44 decks
+21% synergy
Augury Owl
23% of 137 decks
+22% synergy
Elder Gargaroth
22% of 63 decks
+21% synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
22% of 63 decks
+16% synergy
Wirewood Savage
22% of 64 decks
+22% synergy
Watcher of the Spheres
22% of 32 decks
+20% synergy
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
21% of 33 decks
+19% synergy
Suntail Hawk
21% of 34 decks
+21% synergy
Glowing One
20% of 15 decks
+18% synergy
Consuming Aberration
19% of 26 decks
+15% synergy
Lullmage's Familiar
19% of 63 decks
+19% synergy
Ulvenwald Oddity
19% of 63 decks
+18% synergy
Migratory Greathorn
19% of 63 decks
+18% synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
19% of 63 decks
+18% synergy
Parcelbeast
19% of 63 decks
+17% synergy
Nesting Dovehawk
19% of 21 decks
+17% synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
19% of 63 decks
+14% synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
19% of 133 decks
+18% synergy
Fangren Firstborn
19% of 64 decks
+19% synergy
Kangee's Lieutenant
19% of 32 decks
+18% synergy
Cartographer's Hawk
19% of 32 decks
+18% synergy
Arcanist's Owl
18% of 33 decks
+18% synergy
Judge's Familiar
18% of 34 decks
+17% synergy
Aven Mindcensor
18% of 34 decks
+13% synergy
Trumpeting Gnarr
17% of 63 decks
+16% synergy
Gemrazer
17% of 63 decks
+16% synergy
Axebane Ferox
17% of 23 decks
+17% synergy
Mist Raven
17% of 136 decks
+17% synergy
Plumecreed Escort
17% of 18 decks
+15% synergy
Mockingbird
17% of 18 decks
+9% synergy
Scouting Hawk
16% of 31 decks
+16% synergy
Silver-Fur Master
16% of 25 decks
+13% synergy
Changeling Outcast
16% of 25 decks
+11% synergy
Instants
Dazzling Denial
38% of 8 decks
+34% synergy
Beast Within
28% of 64 decks
-11% synergy
Negate
25% of 137 decks
+2% synergy
Path to Exile
24% of 34 decks
-22% synergy
Heroic Intervention
19% of 63 decks
-11% synergy
Generous Gift
18% of 33 decks
-8% synergy
Dispatch
18% of 34 decks
+13% synergy
Brainstorm
18% of 137 decks
-4% synergy
Druid's Deliverance
17% of 63 decks
+16% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17% of 63 decks
+4% synergy
Double Major
16% of 63 decks
+12% synergy
Murder
15% of 26 decks
+12% synergy
Dark Ritual
15% of 27 decks
-7% synergy
Eyes in the Skies
15% of 34 decks
+15% synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
15% of 34 decks
+12% synergy
Simic Charm
14% of 63 decks
+11% synergy
Return to Nature
14% of 63 decks
+8% synergy
Winged Portent
13% of 63 decks
+12% synergy
Rally of Wings
12% of 33 decks
+12% synergy
Drown in the Loch
12% of 25 decks
+6% synergy
Infernal Grasp
12% of 25 decks
+4% synergy
Spare from Evil
12% of 34 decks
+12% synergy
Lofty Denial
11% of 134 decks
+11% synergy
Second Harvest
11% of 63 decks
+6% synergy
Strix Serenade
11% of 27 decks
+4% synergy
Go for the Throat
11% of 27 decks
+4% synergy
Arcane Denial
11% of 137 decks
-9% synergy
Krosan Grip
11% of 64 decks
+3% synergy
Brainsurge
11% of 28 decks
+8% synergy
Didn't Say Please
10% of 135 decks
+9% synergy
Swan Song
10% of 136 decks
-7% synergy
Naturalize
9% of 64 decks
+8% synergy
Revitalize
9% of 33 decks
+8% synergy
Crush Contraband
9% of 33 decks
+7% synergy
Unbreakable Formation
9% of 33 decks
+2% synergy
Dovin's Veto
9% of 33 decks
-10% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
9% of 136 decks
-19% synergy
Joint Exploration
9% of 57 decks
+6% synergy
Opt
9% of 137 decks
-1% synergy
Pongify
9% of 137 decks
-3% synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
8% of 137 decks
+7% synergy
Nature's Claim
8% of 64 decks
-2% synergy
Unsummon
7% of 137 decks
+6% synergy
Cancel
7% of 137 decks
+6% synergy
Gaea's Gift
7% of 56 decks
+4% synergy
Defabricate
7% of 117 decks
+6% synergy
Reality Shift
7% of 136 decks
-2% synergy
Spell Pierce
7% of 137 decks
+3% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6% of 128 decks
-14% synergy
Contact Other Plane
6% of 133 decks
+6% synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
23% of 13 decks
+6% synergy
Blasphemous Act
23% of 13 decks
-11% synergy
Kodama's Reach
20% of 64 decks
-11% synergy
Nature's Lore
19% of 64 decks
-13% synergy
Migratory Route
18% of 34 decks
+16% synergy
Many Partings
18% of 34 decks
+15% synergy
Spider Food
17% of 29 decks
+16% synergy
Revive the Shire
15% of 33 decks
+13% synergy
Cleansing Nova
15% of 33 decks
+11% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15% of 27 decks
+8% synergy
Explore
12% of 64 decks
+3% synergy
Farseek
12% of 64 decks
-22% synergy
Dance of the Manse
12% of 33 decks
+8% synergy
Feed the Swarm
12% of 25 decks
-6% synergy
Battle Screech
12% of 34 decks
+11% synergy
Supreme Verdict
12% of 34 decks
-2% synergy
Toxic Deluge
12% of 26 decks
-6% synergy
Fractured Sanity
11% of 133 decks
+9% synergy
Ravenform
11% of 133 decks
+8% synergy
Mind Funeral
11% of 27 decks
+10% synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
11% of 27 decks
+10% synergy
Damnation
11% of 27 decks
+3% synergy
Victimize
11% of 27 decks
-1% synergy
Three Visits
11% of 64 decks
-14% synergy
Winged Words
10% of 135 decks
+8% synergy
Ezuri's Predation
10% of 63 decks
+6% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
10% of 63 decks
+0% synergy
Ponder
9% of 137 decks
-3% synergy
Organic Extinction
9% of 32 decks
+7% synergy
Aerial Assault
9% of 33 decks
+9% synergy
Urza's Ruinous Blast
9% of 33 decks
+6% synergy
Maddening Cacophony
9% of 133 decks
+7% synergy
Revoke Existence
9% of 34 decks
+8% synergy
Airborne Aid
9% of 137 decks
+9% synergy
Preordain
9% of 137 decks
-2% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8% of 63 decks
-1% synergy
Explosive Vegetation
8% of 64 decks
+5% synergy
Full Flowering
6% of 63 decks
+6% synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6% of 63 decks
+5% synergy
Harvest Season
6% of 63 decks
+4% synergy
Primal Growth
6% of 64 decks
+5% synergy
Search for Tomorrow
6% of 64 decks
+3% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6% of 64 decks
-3% synergy
March of Progress
6% of 117 decks
+5% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6% of 123 decks
+2% synergy
Cut Your Losses
5% of 128 decks
+4% synergy
Bushwhack
5% of 56 decks
+3% synergy
Traumatize
5% of 137 decks
+4% synergy
Explore the Underdark
5% of 59 decks
+4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Combine Chrysalis
25% of 63 decks
+24% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21% of 136 decks
-7% synergy
Cranial Plating
15% of 27 decks
+13% synergy
Bident of Thassa
14% of 136 decks
+7% synergy
Mindcrank
12% of 137 decks
+11% synergy
Candy Trail
11% of 63 decks
+11% synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
11% of 27 decks
+10% synergy
Twinning Staff
10% of 134 decks
+9% synergy
Imperial Recovery Unit
9% of 32 decks
+9% synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9% of 89 decks
+8% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of 137 decks
-1% synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
9% of 58 decks
+7% synergy
Folio of Fancies
7% of 135 decks
+6% synergy
Keening Stone
7% of 137 decks
+7% synergy
Quietus Spike
7% of 137 decks
+7% synergy
Lightning Greaves
7% of 137 decks
-18% synergy
Sword of the Animist
7% of 136 decks
+2% synergy
Unwinding Clock
7% of 137 decks
+4% synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
6% of 63 decks
+2% synergy
Prying Blade
6% of 135 decks
+6% synergy
Kefnet's Monument
6% of 135 decks
+5% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6% of 135 decks
+2% synergy
Millstone
6% of 137 decks
+6% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6% of 137 decks
+4% synergy
Inverted Iceberg
6% of 52 decks
+5% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5% of 135 decks
+1% synergy
Strionic Resonator
5% of 136 decks
+2% synergy
Enchantments
Soulcatchers' Aerie
18% of 34 decks
+17% synergy
Welcome to Sweettooth
17% of 29 decks
+16% synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
17% of 29 decks
+15% synergy
Bower Passage
16% of 63 decks
+15% synergy
Favorable Winds
15% of 136 decks
+14% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14% of 133 decks
+9% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
13% of 38 decks
+5% synergy
Garruk's Uprising
13% of 63 decks
-2% synergy
Banishing Light
12% of 34 decks
+10% synergy
Primeval Bounty
11% of 63 decks
+10% synergy
Parallel Lives
11% of 63 decks
+4% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
10% of 135 decks
+8% synergy
Elemental Bond
10% of 63 decks
+4% synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
9% of 134 decks
+4% synergy
Glorious Anthem
9% of 34 decks
+8% synergy
Jace's Erasure
9% of 137 decks
+8% synergy
Gravitational Shift
9% of 137 decks
+8% synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8% of 134 decks
+7% synergy
Kindred Discovery
8% of 135 decks
+1% synergy
Propaganda
8% of 137 decks
-3% synergy
Doubling Season
8% of 64 decks
-1% synergy
Wild Growth
8% of 64 decks
-3% synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7% of 136 decks
+6% synergy
Memory Erosion
7% of 137 decks
+6% synergy
Master Chef
7% of 59 decks
+5% synergy
Thopter Spy Network
7% of 136 decks
+3% synergy
Aqueous Form
7% of 136 decks
+3% synergy
Rhystic Study
7% of 137 decks
-21% synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6% of 63 decks
+1% synergy
Case of the Filched Falcon
6% of 48 decks
+6% synergy
Overgrowth
6% of 64 decks
+5% synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6% of 64 decks
+1% synergy
Court of Cunning
6% of 133 decks
+4% synergy
Drowned Secrets
6% of 135 decks
+6% synergy
Combat Research
6% of 121 decks
+4% synergy
Coastal Piracy
5% of 137 decks
+3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
6% of 63 decks
+5% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
23% of 137 decks
-7% synergy
Vault of Whispers
19% of 27 decks
+14% synergy
Bojuka Bog
19% of 27 decks
-12% synergy
Minas Tirith
16% of 19 decks
+7% synergy
Mosswort Bridge
14% of 64 decks
+4% synergy
Rogue's Passage
13% of 136 decks
-6% synergy
Archway of Innovation
12% of 24 decks
+7% synergy
Temple of the False God
10% of 137 decks
+1% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10% of 62 decks
-10% synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10% of 63 decks
+3% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9% of 135 decks
-3% synergy
Ancient Den
9% of 34 decks
+3% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8% of 132 decks
-9% synergy
Halimar Depths
7% of 137 decks
+4% synergy
Seat of the Synod
7% of 137 decks
+0% synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
6% of 64 decks
+5% synergy
Rivendell
5% of 75 decks
-0% synergy
Animal Sanctuary
5% of 134 decks
+5% synergy
Castle Vantress
5% of 135 decks
+1% synergy
Urza's Power Plant
5% of 137 decks
+3% synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5% of 137 decks
+1% synergy
Academy Ruins
5% of 137 decks
+0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Orzhov Signet
62% of 8 decks
+35% synergy
Sol Ring
61% of 137 decks
-23% synergy
Arcane Signet
53% of 135 decks
-19% synergy
Dimir Signet
48% of 27 decks
+18% synergy
Azorius Signet
41% of 34 decks
+15% synergy
Izzet Signet
38% of 13 decks
+10% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38% of 13 decks
+10% synergy
Simic Signet
33% of 64 decks
+18% synergy
Talisman of Progress
24% of 34 decks
+1% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
22% of 27 decks
-9% synergy
Commander's Sphere
21% of 136 decks
+5% synergy
Thought Vessel
20% of 136 decks
+3% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
16% of 63 decks
+4% synergy
Dimir Keyrune
15% of 26 decks
+14% synergy
Mind Stone
15% of 137 decks
-3% synergy
Azorius Keyrune
12% of 34 decks
+11% synergy
Marble Diamond
12% of 34 decks
+8% synergy
Sky Diamond
12% of 137 decks
+7% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11% of 123 decks
+6% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11% of 27 decks
+6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
10% of 137 decks
-11% synergy
Colossal Plow
9% of 32 decks
+9% synergy
Azorius Locket
9% of 33 decks
+8% synergy
Azorius Cluestone
9% of 34 decks
+8% synergy
Thran Dynamo
7% of 137 decks
+2% synergy
Simic Cluestone
6% of 63 decks
+6% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6% of 133 decks
+2% synergy
Midnight Clock
5% of 135 decks
-0% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5% of 137 decks
+0% synergy
Lands
Arcane Sanctum
62% of 8 decks
+35% synergy
Command Tower
57% of 136 decks
-17% synergy
Temple of Silence
50% of 8 decks
+32% synergy
Tranquil Cove
44% of 34 decks
+38% synergy
Hinterland Harbor
40% of 63 decks
+13% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
38% of 8 decks
+22% synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
36% of 64 decks
+16% synergy
Prairie Stream
35% of 34 decks
+2% synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
32% of 34 decks
+16% synergy
Mistvault Bridge
32% of 25 decks
+27% synergy
Dismal Backwater
31% of 26 decks
+24% synergy
Temple of Mystery
30% of 63 decks
+13% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
30% of 27 decks
+13% synergy
Overflowing Basin
29% of 17 decks
+19% synergy
Azorius Chancery
29% of 34 decks
+15% synergy
Temple of Deceit
27% of 26 decks
+11% synergy
Sunken Hollow
27% of 26 decks
-8% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
27% of 64 decks
+0% synergy
Evolving Wilds
26% of 137 decks
+5% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
25% of 63 decks
+7% synergy
Volcanic Island
23% of 13 decks
+9% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
22% of 63 decks
-6% synergy
Razortide Bridge
22% of 32 decks
+15% synergy
Lush Oasis
21% of 14 decks
+18% synergy
Port Town
21% of 34 decks
+5% synergy
Glacial Fortress
21% of 34 decks
-5% synergy
Breeding Pool
20% of 64 decks
-21% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
19% of 26 decks
+14% synergy
Flooded Grove
19% of 64 decks
+7% synergy
Darkslick Shores
19% of 27 decks
+13% synergy
Myriad Landscape
18% of 136 decks
-1% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18% of 137 decks
+2% synergy
Simic Guildgate
17% of 63 decks
+11% synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
17% of 63 decks
+7% synergy
Exotic Orchard
17% of 137 decks
-19% synergy
Tangled Islet
16% of 57 decks
+8% synergy
Sea of Clouds
15% of 33 decks
-11% synergy
Underground River
15% of 27 decks
-5% synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15% of 34 decks
+2% synergy
Botanical Sanctum
14% of 63 decks
+10% synergy
Thornwood Falls
14% of 63 decks
+7% synergy
Path of Ancestry
13% of 135 decks
-8% synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
13% of 63 decks
+10% synergy
Azorius Guildgate
12% of 34 decks
+7% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
12% of 34 decks
-29% synergy
Submerged Boneyard
12% of 26 decks
+10% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11% of 27 decks
-4% synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
10% of 31 decks
+6% synergy
Rimewood Falls
10% of 63 decks
+4% synergy
Skybridge Towers
9% of 32 decks
+8% synergy