Siren

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 <c>Siren's Call</c> and the <c>Seasinger</c> from Fallen Empires was an early take on the Siren trope.
The subtype was introduced in Magic 2010 with the Nymph-like <c>Alluring Siren</c>, 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.Flavor text of <c>Siren Stormtamer</c> 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 <c>Siren Song Lyre</c>, even sirens themselves are vulnerable to the artifact's seductive power.
*Only three Sirens do not have flying: <c>Alluring Siren</c>; <c>Dulcet Sirens</c>; and <c>Maeve, Insidious Singer</c>.
*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. Portuguese translations similarly translate merfolk as "tritão", but sirens are translated as "sirena" rather than "sereia", this later word used to described both creatures in Portuguese.
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