---
name: "Minthara, Merciless Soul"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "432"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Pedro Potier"
oracle_id: "fad0c174-4c4a-4662-bd1f-224886e826e1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/minthara-merciless-soul-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Minthara, Merciless Soul
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
Minthara has ward {X}, where X is the number of experience counters you have.
At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, you get an experience counter.
Creatures you control get +1/+0 for each experience counter you have.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Minthara of the Absolute](/printing/minthara-of-the-absolute-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric
2. [Thornfist Striker](/printing/thornfist-striker-sos.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
3. [Cathedral Acolyte](/printing/cathedral-acolyte-pip.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Cackling Prowler](/printing/cackling-prowler-fdn.md) — Creature — Hyena Rogue
5. [Hamlet Vanguard](/printing/hamlet-vanguard-prm.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Fractal Tender](/printing/fractal-tender-sos.md) — Creature — Elf Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #432
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Pedro Potier
- **Total Printings:** 23 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`