Abzan Battle Priest

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Abzan Battle Priest: Creature - Human Cleric, March of the Machine Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Human Cleric
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
3/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
164
Artist
Chris Rahn
Commander rank
3,643 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Outlast

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About Abzan Battle Priest

Abzan Battle Priest is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white creature from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 164 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {3}{W} (three generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Khans of Tarkir (2014) to March of the Machine Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Outlast {W} ({W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.)

Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has lifelink.

"Wherever I walk, the ancestors walk too."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Abzan Battle Priest by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Abzan Battle Priest

Abzan Battle Priest has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #KTK-1Uncommon2024
Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #33Uncommon2021
Iconic Masters (IMA) #2Uncommon2017
Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #1Uncommon2014

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Abzan Battle Priest, newest first.

  • The cost to activate a creature's outlast ability includes the tap symbol ({T}). A creature's outlast ability can't be activated unless that creature has been under your control continuously since the beginning of your turn.
  • Several creatures with outlast also grant an ability to creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them, including themselves. These counters could come from an outlast ability, but any +1/+1 counter on the creature will count.

Similar cards

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Abzan Battle Priest is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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