Archpriest of Shadows vs Venerable Warsinger — MTG Card Comparison
Venerable Warsinger has the edge overall — it is legal in more formats (5 vs 0).
Archpriest of Shadows
Backup 1 (When this creature enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.)
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Venerable Warsinger
Vigilance, trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the amount of damage this creature dealt to that player.
| Stat | Archpriest of Shadows | Venerable Warsinger |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {3}{B}{B} | {1}{R}{W} |
| CMC | — | 3 |
| Type | Creature — Human Warlock | Creature — Spirit Cleric |
| Rarity | Rare | Rare |
| Set | March of the Machine | Strixhaven: School of Mages |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✗ | ✗ |
| Modern | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pioneer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Legacy | ✗ | ✓ |
| Vintage | ✗ | ✓ |
| Commander | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pauper | ✗ | ✗ |
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