---
name: "Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Elf Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Choose a background"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "180919a5-67b2-473a-9b90-a828bdc2477c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shadowheart-dark-justiciar-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Elf Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Choose a background

## Oracle Text
{1}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

> *"Shar's will shall be done. As sure as night will fall."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Twisted Justice](/printing/twisted-justice-rav.md) — Sorcery
2. [Viconia, Drow Apostate](/printing/viconia-drow-apostate-clb.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric
3. [Shadow-Rite Priest](/printing/shadow-rite-priest-pdmu.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Shadowheart, Cleric of Trickery](/printing/shadowheart-cleric-of-trickery-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Elf Cleric
5. [Clan Crafter](/printing/clan-crafter-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
6. [Soulreaper of Mogis](/printing/soulreaper-of-mogis-thb.md) — Enchantment Creature — Minotaur Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #146
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **Total Printings:** 25 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`