Ardenvale Paladin
Creature — Human Knight
Adamant — If at least three white mana was spent to cast this spell, this creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #24362
Ardenvale Paladin is a five-mana 2/3 that gains a +1/+1 counter whenever you cast an Adventure spell — a payoff too slow and too small for competitive play. The rate simply doesn't justify the slot in any format where better Adventure synergies exist.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ardenvale Paladin is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees negligible play in all of them. In Commander, Adventure decks built around commanders like Kellan, the Fae-Blooded want density of effect, and a 2/3 body that accrues counters one at a time doesn't threaten anything at a four-player table. In Pauper, the common slot is fiercely contested, and a five-mana creature with no immediate board impact loses out to nearly every alternative. Ardenvale Paladin is the kind of card that sounds synergistic on paper but underdelivers at every point on the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Ardenvale Paladin is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly what the market thinks of it. Don't expect movement; bulk commons and uncommons with narrow synergy profiles rarely climb without a major format shake-up.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.