Archpriest of Iona

Printings

  • Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB)#686
  • Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR)#5s
  • Zendikar Rising (ZNR)#316
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM)#83764
  • Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR)#5p
  • Zendikar Rising (ZNR)#5

Archpriest of Iona

Card Information

Type: Creature — Human Cleric

Mana Cost: White mana

CMC: 1

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for W

Set: Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB)

Rarity: Rare

Collector Number: 686

Oracle Text

Archpriest of Iona's power is equal to the number of creatures in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you have a full party, target creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn.

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Legal)
penny(Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

  1. September 25, 2020

    To determine “the number of creatures in your party,” check whether you control a Cleric, whether you control a Rogue, whether you control a Warrior, and whether you control a Wizard. The number is the total number of those checks to which you answered yes. Each creature you control can be counted for only one of those checks.

    Source: wotc
  2. September 25, 2020

    The ability that defines Archpriest of Iona's power applies in all zones, not just the battlefield.

    Source: wotc
  3. September 25, 2020

    The last ability won't trigger at all if you don't have a full party as your combat phase begins. It won't grant +1/+1 or flying if you don't have a full party as it resolves. The number of creatures in your party may change between these times, however.

    Source: wotc
  4. September 25, 2020

    Some cards refer to you having a “full party.” This is true if the number of creatures in your party is four.

    Source: wotc
  5. September 25, 2020

    If a creature has more than one party creature type, and there are multiple ways to count that creature that could result in a different number of creatures in your party, the highest such number is used. For example, if you control a Cleric and a Cleric Wizard, the number of creatures in your party is two. You can't choose to have it be just one by counting the Cleric Wizard first as a Cleric.

    Source: wotc
  6. September 25, 2020

    Once the target creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying, it keeps those bonuses even if you no longer have a full party later in the turn.

    Source: wotc
  7. September 25, 2020

    An ability referring to the number of creatures in your party gets a number from zero to four. Such abilities never ask which creatures are in your party, and you never have to designate specific creatures as being in your party. You can't choose to exclude creatures from this count to lower the number.

    Source: wotc
  8. September 25, 2020

    Archpriest of Iona's power is constantly updated as the number of creatures in your party changes. If Archpriest of Iona is on the battlefield, it will consider itself as a Cleric.

    Source: wotc

Price History

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