Creature - Shade 0/1, B (1) Defender (This creature can't attack.) {B}: Slithering Shade gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Hellbent - Slithering Shade can attack as though it didn't have defender as long as you have no cards in hand.1
Illus. Daren Bader
5/1/2006: If you declare Slithering Shade as an attacker, then a card is put into your hand, the Shade won't be removed from combat. It continues to attack.