---
name: "Phalanx Leader"
mana_cost: "{W}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Heroic"]
set: "THS"
set_name: "Theros"
collector_number: "26"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David Palumbo"
oracle_id: "857db7e0-254a-4920-a71d-9bab6555342f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phalanx-leader-ths"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Phalanx Leader
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Heroic

## Oracle Text
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

> *His soldiers etch his words on the insides of their shields, their inspiration always in sight during battle.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Favored Hoplite](/printing/favored-hoplite-j25.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Hero of Leina Tower](/printing/hero-of-leina-tower-pio.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Staunch-Hearted Warrior](/printing/staunch-hearted-warrior-ths.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Elite Skirmisher](/printing/elite-skirmisher-j25.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Hero of the Games](/printing/hero-of-the-games-j25.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Lagonna-Band Trailblazer](/printing/lagonna-band-trailblazer-jou.md) — Creature — Centaur Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros (THS) #26
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** David Palumbo
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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