---
name: "Pitiless Pontiff"
mana_cost: "{W}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Cleric"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "RNA"
set_name: "Ravnica Allegiance"
collector_number: "194"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Yongjae Choi"
oracle_id: "46a9f5af-b024-497d-9f55-98d17e2ffa76"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pitiless-pontiff-rna"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pitiless Pontiff
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{1}, Sacrifice another creature: This creature gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

> *「可以用金子付，可以鮮血付，也可以用親人鬼魂的服務來付。但無論如何都得付。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vanguard of the Rose](/printing/vanguard-of-the-rose-lci.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
2. [Unrooted Ancestor](/printing/unrooted-ancestor-tdm.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric
3. [Horrid Vigor](/printing/horrid-vigor-dsk.md) — Instant
4. [Offer Immortality](/printing/offer-immortality-fdn.md) — Instant
5. [Battle-Rage Blessing](/printing/battle-rage-blessing-dmu.md) — Instant
6. [Duty Beyond Death](/printing/duty-beyond-death-tdm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #194
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Yongjae Choi
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`