---
name: "Temple Elder"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "P02"
set_name: "Portal Second Age"
collector_number: "24"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David Horne"
oracle_id: "a0ace0db-1bd6-4b30-b0e2-d266967707d7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/temple-elder-p02"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{T}: You gain 1 life. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Temple Acolyte](/printing/temple-acolyte-p02.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Soulmender](/printing/soulmender-plst.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Silent Attendant](/printing/silent-attendant-usg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Traveling Minister](/printing/traveling-minister-plst.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Cathedral Sanctifier](/printing/cathedral-sanctifier-avr.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Teroh's Faithful](/printing/terohs-faithful-tor.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Second Age (P02) #24
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** David Horne
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`