---
name: "Cathedral Membrane"
mana_cost: "{1}{W/P}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wall"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "NPH"
set_name: "New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Richard Whitters"
oracle_id: "0297eeb2-47ec-4f9a-b1ad-4e7286994f00"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cathedral-membrane-nph"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cathedral Membrane
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W/P}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)
Defender
When this creature dies during combat, it deals 6 damage to each creature it blocked this combat.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Souls](/printing/wall-of-souls-tpr.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Essence](/printing/wall-of-essence-sth.md) — Creature — Wall
3. [Wall of Blood](/printing/wall-of-blood-mrd.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Aether Membrane](/printing/aether-membrane-plc.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Wall of Corpses](/printing/wall-of-corpses-mir.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Psychic Membrane](/printing/psychic-membrane-mrd.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Phyrexia (NPH) #5
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Richard Whitters
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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