---
name: "Setessan Battle Priest"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Heroic"]
set: "THS"
set_name: "Theros"
collector_number: "29"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wesley Burt"
oracle_id: "e2886098-0309-4da5-b2e5-a06af5cfe5b8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/setessan-battle-priest-ths"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Setessan Battle Priest
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Heroic

## Oracle Text
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, you gain 2 life.

> *„Dein Gott lehrt dich nur das Töten. Karametra lehrt mich, das zu schützen, was mir lieb und teuer ist. Darum werde ich obsiegen."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Setessan Oathsworn](/printing/setessan-oathsworn-bng.md) — Creature — Satyr Warrior
2. [Hallowed Priest](/printing/hallowed-priest-anb.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Staunch-Hearted Warrior](/printing/staunch-hearted-warrior-ths.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Temple Elder](/printing/temple-elder-p02.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Teroh's Faithful](/printing/terohs-faithful-tor.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Cathedral Sanctifier](/printing/cathedral-sanctifier-avr.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros (THS) #29
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wesley Burt
- **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`