Pitiless Pontiff is a uncommon Creature — Vampire Cleric from RNA (RNA) costing {W}{B}. Current price: $0.12 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Pitiless Pontiff
Creature — Vampire Cleric
Card Text
{1}, Sacrifice another creature: This creature gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
"Pay in gold. Pay in blood. Pay with the servitude of your spirit kin. But pay you must."
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Pitiless Pontiff is a Creature — Vampire Cleric card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "{1}, Sacrifice another creature: This creature gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)"
Pitiless Pontiff has a mana cost of {W}{B}, which equals 2.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B, W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Pitiless Pontiff's mana cost of {W}{B} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Pitiless Pontiff has a mana value of 2.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Pitiless Pontiff's current oracle text is: "{1}, Sacrifice another creature: This creature gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)"
The current market price for Pitiless Pontiff is approximately $0.12 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.46 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.08 EUR.
You can purchase Pitiless Pontiff from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Pitiless Pontiff normal: $0.12 | foil: $0.46
Format legality information for Pitiless Pontiff in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Pitiless Pontiff is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Pitiless Pontiff is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Pitiless Pontiff is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Pitiless Pontiff is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Pitiless Pontiff is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Pitiless Pontiff in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Pitiless Pontiff is from RNA (RNA), with collector number 194.
Pitiless Pontiff may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Pitiless Pontiff is a uncommon card in RNA.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Pitiless Pontiff was illustrated by Yongjae Choi.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Pitiless Pontiff is a 2/2 creature.
Power (2) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (2) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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