Priest of the Crossing
Creature — Zombie Bird Cleric
Flying
At the beginning of each end step, put X +1/+1 counters on each creature you control, where X is the number of creatures that died under your control this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #10317
Priest of the Crossing enters as a 3/3 lifelinker and immediately creates a 3/3 lifelink token copy of itself — six power and six toughness of life-gaining body for five mana. Temmet, Naktamun's Will turns that token into an unblockable threat, making Priest of the Crossing one of the more efficient creatures the deck can run.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Temmet, Naktamun's Will buffs and makes unblockable any token you control at the start of combat, so the token Priest of the Crossing generates on entry becomes a 4/4 lifelinker that can't be blocked — immediate, repeatable pressure with no extra investment.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Priest of the Crossing is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees real play is Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the card is simply too slow and too underpowered for what those formats demand — a five-mana creature that makes a copy of itself doesn't compete at that pace. Commander is where the math works: token synergies, flicker loops, and lifelink payoffs are abundant, and Priest of the Crossing slots cleanly into Temmet, Naktamun's Will builds and any blue-white token shell that cares about creature tokens entering the battlefield.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Priest of the Crossing is bulk — pick it up in any common box without thinking twice. Bulk rares at this synergy level rarely spike unless a new commander pushes mass demand, so expect it to stay in this tier.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.