---
name: "Priest of the Wakening Sun"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "27"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Bastien L. Deharme"
oracle_id: "cc11efa2-27ca-4745-8178-31576539512a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/priest-of-the-wakening-sun-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Priest of the Wakening Sun
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may reveal a Dinosaur card from your hand. If you do, you gain 2 life.
{3}{W}{W}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a Dinosaur card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Armored Kincaller](/printing/armored-kincaller-j25.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
2. [Forerunner of the Empire](/printing/forerunner-of-the-empire-rix.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Wakening Sun's Avatar](/printing/wakening-suns-avatar-pxln.md) — Creature — Dinosaur Avatar
4. [Kinjalli's Caller](/printing/kinjallis-caller-xln.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Atzocan Seer](/printing/atzocan-seer-lcc.md) — Creature — Human Druid
6. [Ixalli's Lorekeeper](/printing/ixallis-lorekeeper-lci.md) — Creature — Human Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #27
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Bastien L. Deharme
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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