---
name: "Ethereal Champion"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "15"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "f203671b-76f7-4be0-80a9-826fbb450fe7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ethereal-champion-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ethereal Champion
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
Pay 1 life: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Righteous Aura](/printing/righteous-aura-mmq.md) — Enchantment
2. [Revered Elder](/printing/revered-elder-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Kithkin Healer](/printing/kithkin-healer-lrw.md) — Creature — Kithkin Cleric
4. [Atalya, Samite Master](/printing/atalya-samite-master-inv.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Protective Sphere](/printing/protective-sphere-inv.md) — Enchantment
6. [Avacyn, Guardian Angel](/printing/avacyn-guardian-angel-m15.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #15
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`