---
name: "Saltfield Recluse"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Rebel Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLC"
set_name: "Planar Chaos"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Brian Despain"
oracle_id: "c87e056a-6067-49e6-b3f7-bba8234777de"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/saltfield-recluse-plc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Saltfield Recluse
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Rebel Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
{T}: Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

> *Il se souvient de son passé de lumière et de guérison. Mais il vit dans l'amertume du présent — le sel brûlant, le vent corrosif et la chaleur flétrissante du désert.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sword Dancer](/printing/sword-dancer-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
2. [Disciple of Tevesh Szat](/printing/disciple-of-tevesh-szat-csp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Serendib Sorcerer](/printing/serendib-sorcerer-plc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
4. [Task Force](/printing/task-force-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
5. [Blightspeaker](/printing/blightspeaker-tsr.md) — Creature — Human Rebel Cleric
6. [Cabal Trainee](/printing/cabal-trainee-jud.md) — Creature — Human Minion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planar Chaos (PLC) #16
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Brian Despain
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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