Siren

Siren
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Statistics	22 cards 90.9% 9.1% as of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
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Siren is a blue creature type used for cards that depict humanoid sea creatures, typically female and winged, who lure mariners to destruction with their seductive singing.

History

The Alpha set already featured the instant Siren's Call and the Seasinger from Fallen Empires was an early take on the Siren trope.

The subtype was introduced in Magic 2010 with the Nymph-like Alluring Siren, which has the flavorful ability to induce an attack by a target creature. The Greek-inspired Theros block, predictably, included several new sirens, though not all use the siren's song trope.

The Ixalan block depicted some new Sirens as members of the Brazen Coalition, with some depicted as male.

Storyline

Theros

Sirens of Theros feed mostly on seabirds and fish, enticing their prey with melodious songs, but they are more than happy to lure human sailors as well, eating their flesh and stealing their cargo. These sirens are physically similar to classical Hellenic ones, with feathered wings and other avian qualities.

Ixalan

Sirens on Ixalan also have avian features and the ability to fly. Some are pirates. Uniquely, several sirens are male. Ixalan Sirens settle along rocky coasts, on remote islands, and even on floating piles of kelp. They are mercurial creatures who can turn in an instant from loving to murderous — and back again. They are fascinated with ships, taking positions on ship crews with the Brazen Coalition — including, in at least one case, as captain.

Ixalan's sirens have enhanced senses, notably hearing. Malcolm Lee's senses allowed him to hear his companions' heartbeats and feel the air currents around him. Their songs enrapture other creatures, putting them in a dreamlike state.

Notable Sirens

Ixalan

• Malcolm

Theros

• Xandria

Unknown

• Maeve

Trivia

• According to the flavor text for Siren Song Lyre, even sirens themselves are vulnerable to the artifact's seductive power.
• Only two multicolored Sirens have been printed: Siren of the Silent Song and Shipwreck Singer, both from the Theros block, and both costing black mana.
• Only three Sirens do not have flying: Alluring Siren; Dulcet Sirens; and Maeve, Insidious Singer.
• Mermaids are typically called sirenas in Spanish, but Spanish Magic cards have merfolk as "tritóns", the word for mermen, while "sirenas" is used for sirens.