---
name: "Pontiff of Blight"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Extort"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "848"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Seb McKinnon"
oracle_id: "f5a95092-fb71-4b55-bc54-782bd1c603e1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pontiff-of-blight-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pontiff of Blight
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/7
- **Keywords:** Extort

## Oracle Text
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Other creatures you control have extort. (If a creature has multiple instances of extort, each triggers separately.)

> *As you grow feverish, pale, and weak, rest assured... his blessing is spreading.*

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3. [Crypt Ghast](/printing/crypt-ghast-dsc.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Syndicate Enforcer](/printing/syndicate-enforcer-clu.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Thrull Parasite](/printing/thrull-parasite-plst.md) — Creature — Thrull
6. [The Kingpin of Crime](/printing/the-kingpin-of-crime-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #848
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Seb McKinnon
- **Total Printings:** 45 across all historical editions

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