Priest of Ancient Lore

Priest of Ancient Lore: Creature - Dwarf Cleric, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost: {2}{W}
Mana value: 3
Type: Creature - Dwarf Cleric
Colour identity: White (W)
Power / toughness: 2/1
Rarity: Common
Set: Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB)
Released: 2022-06-10
Collector number: 704
Artist: Jarel Threat
Commander rank: 6,110 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Priest of Ancient Lore

Priest of Ancient Lore is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white creature from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB), a draft-focused set released in June 2022. It is collector number 704 in that set, with art by Jarel Threat. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/1 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (2021) to Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

When this creature enters, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

"We are a product of our ancestors, the apotheosis of countless noble generations. Speak their names with reverence, and they will guide your path."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.34 (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 Priest of Ancient Lore by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Pioneer	Legal
Modern	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Vintage	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Commander	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper Commander	Legal
Brawl	Legal
Historic	Legal
Timeless	Legal
Gladiator	Legal

Other printings of Priest of Ancient Lore

Priest of Ancient Lore has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

Printing	Rarity	Year
Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (HBG) #99	Common	2022
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #35	Common	2021

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Priest of Ancient Lore is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

Party Time (CLB), led by Nalia de'Arnise