---
name: "Patron of the Kitsune"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Offering"]
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ben Thompson"
oracle_id: "e75356a8-6268-4355-a0bd-114a5243d527"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/patron-of-the-kitsune-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Patron of the Kitsune
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/6
- **Keywords:** Offering

## Oracle Text
Fox offering (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant by sacrificing a Fox and paying the difference in mana costs between this and the sacrificed Fox. Mana cost includes color.)
Whenever a creature attacks, you may gain 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kitsune Diviner](/printing/kitsune-diviner-chk.md) — Creature — Fox Cleric
2. [Filigree Familiar](/printing/filigree-familiar-plst.md) — Artifact Creature — Fox
3. [Pious Kitsune](/printing/pious-kitsune-chk.md) — Creature — Fox Cleric
4. [Werefox Bodyguard](/printing/werefox-bodyguard-pwoe.md) — Creature — Elf Fox Knight
5. [Kitsune Loreweaver](/printing/kitsune-loreweaver-sok.md) — Creature — Fox Cleric
6. [Kitsune Dawnblade](/printing/kitsune-dawnblade-sok.md) — Creature — Fox Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #19
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ben Thompson
- **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`