---
name: "Scholar of Athreos"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "THS"
set_name: "Theros"
collector_number: "28"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cynthia Sheppard"
oracle_id: "18c5e7a0-4397-48bb-b993-1c3e3b08be2c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scholar-of-athreos-ths"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scholar of Athreos
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4

## Oracle Text
{2}{B}: Each opponent loses 1 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

> *Interroga i morti che attendono Atreo, intenzionata a imparare qualcosa sulla vita da coloro che stanno per abbandonarla.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros (THS) #28
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cynthia Sheppard
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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