---
name: "Bishop of Binding"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "RIX"
set_name: "Rivals of Ixalan"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Bastien L. Deharme"
oracle_id: "c2dd6c78-e482-4a3c-ad9c-7dd71b3e34d2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bishop-of-binding-rix"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bishop of Binding
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield.
Whenever this creature attacks, target Vampire gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the power of the exiled card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bishop of the Bloodstained](/printing/bishop-of-the-bloodstained-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
2. [Banisher Priest](/printing/banisher-priest-m14.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Anointed Deacon](/printing/anointed-deacon-xln.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
4. [Fiend Hunter](/printing/fiend-hunter-ddq.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Clavileño, First of the Blessed](/printing/clavileño-first-of-the-blessed-lcc.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
6. [Patron of the Vein](/printing/patron-of-the-vein-voc.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #2
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Bastien L. Deharme
- **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`