---
name: "Cultist of the Absolute"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Legendary Enchantment — Background"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PCLB"
set_name: "Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos"
collector_number: "123s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Artur Treffner"
oracle_id: "bdc2a72a-f1c0-4e67-8e86-1121a4000537"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cultist-of-the-absolute-pclb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cultist of the Absolute
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Legendary Enchantment — Background

## Oracle Text
Commander creatures you own get +3/+3 and have flying, deathtouch, "Ward—Pay 3 life," and "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature."

> *You embrace power at any cost, and if it consumes you, so be it.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Clan Crafter](/printing/clan-crafter-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
2. [Street Urchin](/printing/street-urchin-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
3. [Agent of the Shadow Thieves](/printing/agent-of-the-shadow-thieves-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
4. [Demon of Wailing Agonies](/printing/demon-of-wailing-agonies-c14.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Agent of the Iron Throne](/printing/agent-of-the-iron-throne-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
6. [Crovax the Cursed](/printing/crovax-the-cursed-tpr.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos (PCLB) #123s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Artur Treffner
- **Total Printings:** 13 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`