---
name: "Apostle of Purifying Light"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Protection"]
set: "M20"
set_name: "Core Set 2020"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bastien L. Deharme"
oracle_id: "0b49dbdc-4f1d-4895-b263-a48c7b7e6b44"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/apostle-of-purifying-light-m20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Apostle of Purifying Light
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Protection

## Oracle Text
Protection from black (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything black.)
{2}: Exile target card from a graveyard.

> *Ondate di tenebra si infrangono invano contro la sua luce inestinguibile.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Devout Lightcaster](/printing/devout-lightcaster-zen.md) — Creature — Kor Cleric
2. [Obsidian Acolyte](/printing/obsidian-acolyte-inv.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Sanctifier en-Vec](/printing/sanctifier-en-vec-pmh2.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Pilgrim of Virtue](/printing/pilgrim-of-virtue-ody.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Death Speakers](/printing/death-speakers-5ed.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Exorcist](/printing/exorcist-drk.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2020 (M20) #6
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bastien L. Deharme
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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