---
name: "Thalia, Guardian of Thraben"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "DKA"
set_name: "Dark Ascension"
collector_number: "24"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss"
oracle_id: "9b7f1d05-707c-4ed3-9f0e-8ced1232c2ee"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thalia-guardian-of-thraben-dka"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast.

> *"Thraben é o nosso lar e não vou deixar que caia nas mãos dessa horda de malditos."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thalia, Heretic Cathar](/printing/thalia-heretic-cathar-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Stalwart Realmwarden](/printing/stalwart-realmwarden-yotj.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Thalia's Lancers](/printing/thalias-lancers-plst.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Master of Arms](/printing/master-of-arms-wth.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Serra Zealot](/printing/serra-zealot-usg.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Advance Scout](/printing/advance-scout-tmp.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dark Ascension (DKA) #24
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
- **Total Printings:** 68 across all historical editions

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