---
name: "Ebon Praetor"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Avatar Praetor"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Trample"]
set: "FEM"
set_name: "Fallen Empires"
collector_number: "37"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Asplund-Faith"
oracle_id: "0501af1f-c67c-4cb1-aced-4be426c83316"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ebon-praetor-fem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ebon Praetor
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar Praetor
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** First strike, Trample

## Oracle Text
First strike, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -2/-2 counter on this creature.
Sacrifice a creature: Remove a -2/-2 counter from this creature. If the sacrificed creature was a Thrull, put a +1/+0 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep and only once each turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Armor Thrull](/printing/armor-thrull-fem.md) — Creature — Thrull
2. [Sanguine Praetor](/printing/sanguine-praetor-gpt.md) — Creature — Avatar Praetor
3. [Slaughter-Priest of Mogis](/printing/slaughter-priest-of-mogis-thb.md) — Creature — Minotaur Shaman
4. [Phyrexian Obliterator](/printing/phyrexian-obliterator-plst.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
5. [Vampire Hexmage](/printing/vampire-hexmage-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman
6. [Crovax the Cursed](/printing/crovax-the-cursed-tpr.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallen Empires (FEM) #37
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Asplund-Faith
- **Total Printings:** 2 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: `legal`