---
name: "Heliod, Sun-Crowned"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Enchantment Creature — God"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Indestructible"]
set: "THB"
set_name: "Theros Beyond Death"
collector_number: "18"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Lius Lasahido"
oracle_id: "63e596a2-9126-4af6-8782-c38687d664ad"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/heliod-sun-crowned-thb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Heliod, Sun-Crowned
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Indestructible

## Oracle Text
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to white is less than five, Heliod isn't a creature.
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or enchantment you control.
{1}{W}: Another target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Heliod, God of the Sun](/printing/heliod-god-of-the-sun-pio.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
2. [Spear of Heliod](/printing/spear-of-heliod-ths.md) — Legendary Enchantment Artifact
3. [Heliod's Intervention](/printing/heliods-intervention-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse](/printing/heliod-the-radiant-dawn-heliod-the-warped-eclipse-pmom.md) — Legendary Enchantment Creature — God // Legendary Enchantment Creature — Phyrexian God
5. [The Destined White Mage](/printing/the-destined-white-mage-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Evangel of Heliod](/printing/evangel-of-heliod-plst.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros Beyond Death (THB) #18
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Lius Lasahido
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

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