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Swan Song
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Commander 2016C16 · #98
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 11.42 € · 14.63 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Peter Mohrbacher
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2016-11-11
Flavour text
"The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence." —Medomai the Ageless
Rulings
Swan Song can target a spell that can't be countered. That spell won't be countered when Swan Song resolves, but its controller will get a Bird token.
