---
name: "Bygone Bishop"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Investigate"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "689"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "a47d9ea3-95fe-4774-8e72-30e7f56756f4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bygone-bishop-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bygone Bishop
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Investigate

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever you cast a creature spell with mana value 3 or less, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lord Jyscal Guado](/printing/lord-jyscal-guado-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Cleric
2. [Ethereal Investigator](/printing/ethereal-investigator-voc.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Cold Case Cracker](/printing/cold-case-cracker-mkm.md) — Creature — Spirit Detective
4. [Erdwal Illuminator](/printing/erdwal-illuminator-mkc.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Angelic Sleuth](/printing/angelic-sleuth-prm.md) — Creature — Angel Advisor
6. [Flitwing, Lyev Detective](/printing/flitwing-lyev-detective-mbc.md) — Legendary Creature — Faerie Detective

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #689
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 33 across all historical editions

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