Preacher of the Schism
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Type
- Creature — Vampire Cleric
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 4
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos #113p (rare)
- Price
- $0.96 USD
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
Whenever this creature attacks while you have the most life or are tied for most life, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Preacher of the Schism has 5 printings, first in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (2023). EDHREC ranks it #4,743 among Commander cards. It appears most in Edgar Markov decks (10,364 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Preacher of the Schism most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Edgar Markov: 10,364 decks
- Clavileño, First of the Blessed: 4,633 decks
- Evelyn, the Covetous: 1,393 decks
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose: 1,126 decks
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose: 562 decks
- MacCready, Lamplight Mayor: 357 decks
- Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin: 332 decks
- Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz: 199 decks
Often played with Preacher of the Schism
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Preacher of the Schism's middle ability triggers only if it attacks a player. It won't trigger if Preacher of the Schism attacks a planeswalker or battle, no matter what its controller's life total is.
- : If you are tied for most life and Preacher of the Schism attacks another player who is tied for most life, both its middle and its last ability will trigger.
- : Once Preacher of the Schism's middle ability triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll create a Vampire token even if the player Preacher of the Schism attacked doesn't have the most life as the ability resolves.
- : Similarly, once Preacher of the Schism's last ability triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll draw a card and lose 1 life even if you don't have the most life as the ability resolves.