---
name: "Elder Cathar"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ISD"
set_name: "Innistrad"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "ba9ac0a9-735d-4bca-9d24-586aca963872"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elder-cathar-isd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Elder Cathar
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. If that creature is a Human, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead.

> *« Mon plus grand espoir, c'est que vous me surpassiez en tout et que mon nom soit consigné dans un recoin obscur de l'histoire. »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vengeful Townsfolk](/printing/vengeful-townsfolk-otj.md) — Creature — Human Citizen
2. [Venerable Knight](/printing/venerable-knight-eld.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Champion of the Parish](/printing/champion-of-the-parish-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Odric's Outrider](/printing/odrics-outrider-mid.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Servant of the Scale](/printing/servant-of-the-scale-j21.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Rising Populace](/printing/rising-populace-rvr.md) — Creature — Human

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad (ISD) #12
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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