Priest of the Wakening Sun is a rare Creature — Human Cleric from XLN (XLN) costing {W}. Current price: $0.27 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Priest of the Wakening Sun
Creature — Human Cleric
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At the beginning of your upkeep, you may reveal a Dinosaur card from your hand. If you do, you gain 2 life. {3}{W}{W}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a Dinosaur card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
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Priest of the Wakening Sun is a Creature — Human Cleric card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may reveal a Dinosaur card from your hand. If you do, you gain 2 life. {3}{W}{W}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a Dinosaur card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle."
Priest of the Wakening Sun has a mana cost of {W}, which equals 1.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Priest of the Wakening Sun's mana cost of {W} 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.
Priest of the Wakening Sun has a mana value of 1.0. 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.
Priest of the Wakening Sun's current oracle text is: "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may reveal a Dinosaur card from your hand. If you do, you gain 2 life. {3}{W}{W}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a Dinosaur card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle."
The current market price for Priest of the Wakening Sun is approximately $0.27 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.44 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.21 EUR.
You can purchase Priest of the Wakening Sun 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.
Priest of the Wakening Sun normal: $0.27 | foil: $0.44
Format legality information for Priest of the Wakening Sun in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Priest of the Wakening Sun is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Priest of the Wakening Sun is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Priest of the Wakening Sun is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Priest of the Wakening Sun is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Priest of the Wakening Sun 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 Priest of the Wakening Sun 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 Priest of the Wakening Sun is from XLN (XLN), with collector number 27.
Priest of the Wakening Sun may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Priest of the Wakening Sun is a rare card in XLN.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Priest of the Wakening Sun was illustrated by Bastien L. Deharme.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Priest of the Wakening Sun is a 1/1 creature.
Power (1) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (1) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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