---
name: "Sanguinary Priest"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Astartes Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Blood Chalice"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "53★"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Games Workshop"
oracle_id: "22f5f39d-0898-4c47-8fa8-7d97102d3229"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sanguinary-priest-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sanguinary Priest
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Astartes Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Blood Chalice

## Oracle Text
Lifelink
Blood Chalice — Whenever another creature you control dies, this creature deals 1 damage to any target.

> *"Embrace the strength of your Primarch, but deny the Red Thirst, brothers! There is no return from that darkest of paths."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shadowheart, Cleric of Graves](/printing/shadowheart-cleric-of-graves-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Elf Cleric
2. [Daybreak Chaplain](/printing/daybreak-chaplain-j22.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Koma's Faithful](/printing/komas-faithful-j25.md) — Creature — Elf Cleric
4. [Elgaud Inquisitor](/printing/elgaud-inquisitor-dka.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Bishop's Soldier](/printing/bishops-soldier-j25.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
6. [Exsanguinator Cavalry](/printing/exsanguinator-cavalry-moc.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #53★
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Games Workshop
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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