Champion of the Path
Champion of the Path: Creature - Elemental Sorcerer, Lorwyn Eclipsed. As an additional cost to cast this spell, behold an Elemental and exile it. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{R}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Elemental Sorcerer
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 7/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 130
- Artist
- Tyler Walpole
- Commander rank
- 7,250 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Behold
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About Champion of the Path
Champion of the Path is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL), an expansion set released in January 2026. It is collector number 130 in that set, with art by Tyler Walpole. It costs {3}{R} (three generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 7/3 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.36 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, behold an Elemental and exile it. (Exile an Elemental you control or an Elemental card from your hand.)
Whenever another Elemental you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.36 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Champion of the Path by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Champion of the Path
Champion of the Path has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #362 | Rare | 2026 |
| Lorwyn Eclipsed Promos (PECL) #130p | Rare | 2026 |
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Champion of the Path, newest first.
- If an effect refers to a "[subtype] card," it refers only to a card that has that subtype. For example, Glen Elendra's Answer creates a Faerie token and features a Faerie in its art, but it isn't a Faerie card.
- If Champion of the Path is countered or otherwise fails to resolve, the beheld card will remain in exile indefinitely.
- If the Elemental that caused Champion of the Path's second ability to trigger is no longer on the battlefield when that ability resolves, use that Elemental's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much damage is dealt.
- If a card in your hand is already revealed (perhaps because it was revealed to pay a cost of a spell that's still on the stack or due to the effect of a card like Telepathy), you may reveal it again to pay the cost of another spell or ability that requires you to reveal a card from your hand.
- If an Elemental you control that isn't a creature enters (probably because it's a kindred permanent with the Elemental subtype), Champion of the Path's second ability will still trigger. If that Elemental still isn't a creature when the ability resolves, the ability won't deal any damage.
- If a cost to cast a spell includes revealing a card, that card remains revealed from the time the spell is announced until the time it leaves the stack.
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