---
name: "Anafenza, the Foremost"
mana_cost: "{W}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["B", "G", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "PKTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir Promos"
collector_number: "163s"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "James Ryman"
oracle_id: "ebfafabc-5255-4024-be59-7403bdb16ee4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/anafenza-the-foremost-pktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Anafenza, the Foremost
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
Whenever Anafenza attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on another target tapped creature you control.
If a nontoken creature an opponent owns would die or a creature card not on the battlefield would be put into an opponent's graveyard, exile that card instead.

> *Rarely at rest on the Amber Throne, Anafenza always leads the Abzan Houses to battle.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage](/printing/anafenza-unyielding-lineage-tdm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Soldier
2. [Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit](/printing/anafenza-kin-tree-spirit-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Soldier
3. [Anikthea, Hand of Erebos](/printing/anikthea-hand-of-erebos-cmm.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod
4. [Ana Sanctuary](/printing/ana-sanctuary-plst.md) — Enchantment
5. [Shanna, Sisay's Legacy](/printing/shanna-sisays-legacy-pdom.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Abzan Ascendancy](/printing/abzan-ascendancy-2x2.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir Promos (PKTK) #163s
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** James Ryman
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`