---
name: "Tourach, Dread Cantor"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Protection", "Kicker"]
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "102"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "0c952586-e522-4982-bebd-96f1db73053d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tourach-dread-cantor-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tourach, Dread Cantor
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Protection, Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {B}{B} (You may pay an additional {B}{B} as you cast this spell.)
Protection from white
Whenever an opponent discards a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Tourach.
When Tourach enters, if it was kicked, target opponent discards two cards at random.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Caligo Skin-Witch](/printing/caligo-skin-witch-dom.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Ana Battlemage](/printing/ana-battlemage-plc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Thunderscape Battlemage](/printing/thunderscape-battlemage-wc01.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Hymn to Tourach](/printing/hymn-to-tourach-ptc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Fanatic of the Harrowing](/printing/fanatic-of-the-harrowing-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Shivan Emissary](/printing/shivan-emissary-inv.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #102
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

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