---
name: "Cleon, Merry Champion"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Heroic", "Double strike"]
set: "J25"
set_name: "Foundations Jumpstart"
collector_number: "47"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mebaru"
oracle_id: "5e0e5060-2be0-476b-8108-c8c7cd76942f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cleon-merry-champion-j25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cleon, Merry Champion
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Heroic, Double strike

## Oracle Text
Double strike
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Cleon, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card until the end of your next turn.

> *「敵の火葬場を囲って踊ろうじゃないか！」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fabled Hero](/printing/fabled-hero-ths.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Labyrinth Champion](/printing/labyrinth-champion-ths.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Elite Skirmisher](/printing/elite-skirmisher-j25.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Akroan Crusader](/printing/akroan-crusader-pio.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Brigone, Soldier of Meletis](/printing/brigone-soldier-of-meletis-j25.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Phalanx Leader](/printing/phalanx-leader-ths.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #47
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mebaru
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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