---
name: "Strax, Sontaran Nurse"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Alien Cleric"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Glory of Battle", "Trample", "Fight", "Grenades!"]
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "160"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Tedrick"
oracle_id: "ffde2558-2168-4b40-a31a-86d160bdb289"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/strax-sontaran-nurse-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Strax, Sontaran Nurse
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Alien Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Glory of Battle, Trample, Fight, Grenades!

## Oracle Text
Vigilance, trample
Grenades! — {2}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Choose a player at random. When you do, Strax fights another target creature that player controls.
Glory of Battle — Whenever Strax deals damage to a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Strax.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Klingon Strike Force](/printing/klingon-strike-force-trc.md) — Creature — Klingon Warrior
2. [Kruin Striker](/printing/kruin-striker-2x2.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Sontaran General](/printing/sontaran-general-who.md) — Creature — Alien Soldier
4. [General Traag, Heart of Stone](/printing/general-traag-heart-of-stone-tmt.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Elemental Soldier
5. [Venerable Warsinger](/printing/venerable-warsinger-stx.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric
6. [Sarevok, Mighty Usurper](/printing/sarevok-mighty-usurper-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #160
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Tedrick
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`