Cleon, Merry Champion
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart #47 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.30 USD
Double strike
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Cleon, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card until the end of your next turn.
Cleon, Merry Champion has 1 printing, first in Foundations Jumpstart (2024). EDHREC ranks it #18,704 among Commander cards. It appears most in Anax and Cymede decks (125 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Cleon, Merry Champion most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Anax and Cymede: 125 decks
- Stature, Young Avenger: 2 decks
- Wonder Man, Hollywood Hero: 1 decks
- Bill Potts: 1 decks
- Feather, the Redeemed
Often played with Cleon, Merry Champion
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You pay all costs and follow all timing rules for cards played with the permission granted by Cleon's last ability. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
- : Cleon's second ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.