Priest of Forgotten Gods
Priest of Forgotten Gods: Creature - Human Cleric, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Human Cleric
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 225
- Artist
- Zack Stella
- Commander rank
- 1,401 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Priest of Forgotten Gods
Priest of Forgotten Gods is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 225 in that set, with art by Zack Stella. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Ravnica Allegiance (2019) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.81 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{T}, Sacrifice two other creatures: Any number of target players each lose 2 life and sacrifice a creature of their choice. You add {B}{B} and draw a card. (Activate only as an instant.)
The Orzhov are not the only religious tradition on Ravnica, nor the oldest.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.81 (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 Priest of Forgotten Gods by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Priest of Forgotten Gods
Priest of Forgotten Gods has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2006 | Rare | 2025 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #478 | Rare | 2024 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #90 | Rare | 2024 |
| Ravnica Allegiance Promos (PRNA) #83p | Rare | 2019 |
| Ravnica Allegiance Promos (PRNA) #83s | Rare | 2019 |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #83 | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Priest of Forgotten Gods, newest first.
- You can activate the ability of Priest of Forgotten Gods without choosing any targets if you wish. You'll still add {B}{B} and draw a card.
- Because it may have targets, the ability of Priest of Forgotten Gods isn't a mana ability. It uses the stack and can be responded to, even if no targets were chosen.
- You may target players who can't sacrifice a creature. Those players still lose 2 life.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Priest of Forgotten Gods is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.