---
name: "The Birth of Meletis"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "THB-5"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tyler Jacobson"
oracle_id: "1ae54fe7-b1d3-4c13-a8ef-f502cf3eb1a0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-birth-of-meletis-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Birth of Meletis
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
II — Create a 0/4 colorless Wall artifact creature token with defender.
III — You gain 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Roads Go Ever, Ever On](/printing/roads-go-ever-ever-on-hob.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Urza's Saga](/printing/urzas-saga-pmh2.md) — Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga
3. [Founding of Omashu](/printing/founding-of-omashu-tle.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The City on the Edge of Forever](/printing/the-city-on-the-edge-of-forever-trk.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [Battle for Bretagard](/printing/battle-for-bretagard-pkhm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Leyline of the Meek](/printing/leyline-of-the-meek-gpt.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #THB-5
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tyler Jacobson
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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