---
name: "Genestealer Patriarch"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Tyranid"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Genestealer's Kiss", "Children of the Cult"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Games Workshop"
oracle_id: "785ef850-4cd7-4e7d-88f2-7b6368c91a9c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/genestealer-patriarch-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Genestealer Patriarch
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Tyranid
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Genestealer's Kiss, Children of the Cult

## Oracle Text
Genestealer's Kiss — Whenever this creature attacks, put an infection counter on target creature defending player controls.
Children of the Cult — Whenever a creature with an infection counter on it dies, you create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Tyranid in addition to its other types.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pestilent Souleater](/printing/pestilent-souleater-nph.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect
2. [Phyrexian Swarmlord](/printing/phyrexian-swarmlord-onc.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Insect Horror
3. [Cystbearer](/printing/cystbearer-som.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Beast
4. [Core Prowler](/printing/core-prowler-mbs.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
5. [Carrion Call](/printing/carrion-call-onc.md) — Instant
6. [Necropede](/printing/necropede-som.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #22
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Games Workshop
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`