---
name: "Avatar of Hope"
mana_cost: "{6}{W}{W}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "e2f22cef-9494-4356-aa5c-619aecd7e74d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/avatar-of-hope-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Avatar of Hope
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{W}{W}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/9
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
If you have 3 or less life, this spell costs {6} less to cast.
Flying
This creature can block any number of creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aven of Enduring Hope](/printing/aven-of-enduring-hope-hou.md) — Creature — Bird Cleric
2. [Avatar of Will](/printing/avatar-of-will-pcy.md) — Creature — Avatar
3. [Archon of Redemption](/printing/archon-of-redemption-wwk.md) — Creature — Archon
4. [Avatar of Fury](/printing/avatar-of-fury-pcy.md) — Creature — Avatar
5. [Soaring Hope](/printing/soaring-hope-lrw.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Aven Battle Priest](/printing/aven-battle-priest-plst.md) — Creature — Bird Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #4
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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