---
name: "Bearer of the Heavens"
mana_cost: "{7}{R}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Giant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "89"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ryan Alexander Lee"
oracle_id: "54e86bc8-ff48-49be-902c-4923d59901a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bearer-of-the-heavens-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bearer of the Heavens
- **Mana Cost:** `{7}{R}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant
- **Power/Toughness:** 10/10

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, destroy all permanents at the beginning of the next end step.

> *To hold the heavens from the earth is no curse, but a titanic responsibility.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Devastation](/printing/devastation-por.md) — Sorcery
2. [Desolation Giant](/printing/desolation-giant-apc.md) — Creature — Giant
3. [End Hostilities](/printing/end-hostilities-ktk.md) — Sorcery
4. [Star of Extinction](/printing/star-of-extinction-xln.md) — Sorcery
5. [Bontu's Last Reckoning](/printing/bontus-last-reckoning-hou.md) — Sorcery
6. [Destructor Dragon](/printing/destructor-dragon-frf.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #89
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ryan Alexander Lee
- **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`