---
name: "Emissary of Hope"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "3"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "rk post"
oracle_id: "62a6dbdb-70fc-43ab-8e63-367a609ecdeb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/emissary-of-hope-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Emissary of Hope
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you gain 1 life for each artifact that player controls.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Emissary of Despair](/printing/emissary-of-despair-dst.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Archon of Redemption](/printing/archon-of-redemption-wwk.md) — Creature — Archon
3. [Hope of Ghirapur](/printing/hope-of-ghirapur-klr.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Thopter
4. [Avatar of Hope](/printing/avatar-of-hope-8ed.md) — Creature — Avatar
5. [Thopter Architect](/printing/thopter-architect-bro.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
6. [Aven of Enduring Hope](/printing/aven-of-enduring-hope-hou.md) — Creature — Bird Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #3
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** rk post
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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