---
name: "Sanctum Custodian"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "4d979fbf-5009-47a1-8d77-b1ce80bbe90d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sanctum-custodian-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Clergy en-Vec](/printing/clergy-en-vec-tmp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Revered Elder](/printing/revered-elder-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Sanctum Guardian](/printing/sanctum-guardian-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Samite Healer](/printing/samite-healer-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Daunting Defender](/printing/daunting-defender-ons.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Femeref Healer](/printing/femeref-healer-mir.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #42
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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