---
name: "Anointed Deacon"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "89"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Winona Nelson"
oracle_id: "5212f0a8-7341-4960-835b-2f4600ca1b2d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/anointed-deacon-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Anointed Deacon
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have target Vampire get +2/+0 until end of turn.

> *La inspiración es roja como los rubíes y fluye como el vino dulce.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vile Deacon](/printing/vile-deacon-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Sanguine Glorifier](/printing/sanguine-glorifier-rix.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
3. [Vampire's Zeal](/printing/vampires-zeal-xln.md) — Instant
4. [Bishop of the Bloodstained](/printing/bishop-of-the-bloodstained-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
5. [Stromkirk Mentor](/printing/stromkirk-mentor-soi.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
6. [Clavileño, First of the Blessed](/printing/clavileño-first-of-the-blessed-lcc.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #89
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Winona Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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