Avacynian Priest
Creature — Human Cleric
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: Tap target non-Human creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #20991
Avacynian Priest taps a nonHuman creature for one mana and keeps it locked down as long as the Priest stays tapped — repeatable soft removal that costs nothing beyond the initial one-drop investment. The catch is double: it requires white mana each activation and dies to any stiff breeze, making it a tempo tool rather than a threat answer.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Avacynian Priest occupies a narrow role — it answers a single threat per turn cycle, which rarely justifies a deck slot when exile-based removal exists at similar mana costs. Pauper is where it has the most legitimate claim, since the card pool for creature control is shallower and a one-drop that stonewalls a blocker can swing races. In Legacy and Vintage it is simply outclassed by every available option and sees no meaningful play. The Priest is legal across most formats but relevant in almost none outside of limited environments where its floor as a 1/2 for one still blocks.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Avacynian Priest is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a common binder slot rather than a trade binder. There is no price floor to speak of beyond that; demand is low enough that it will not appreciate and is only worth acquiring as a penny pickup for a specific themed build.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.