Armory Paladin
Creature — Human Knight
Trample
Whenever you cast an Aura or Equipment spell, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card until the end of your next turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7740
Armory Paladin enters with +1/+1 counters equal to the number of artifacts you control, turning a wide equipment board into immediate stats. The cost is a three-mana 1/1 base that does nothing if you're light on artifacts — in Dogmeat, Ever Loyal decks stacking Junk tokens, that floor is rarely a concern.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal generates Junk artifact tokens as a built-in engine, so Armory Paladin reliably enters as a five- or six-power threat in the mid-game rather than a vanilla 1/1.
Preston Garvey, Minuteman
Preston Garvey, Minuteman populates Survivor tokens that themselves carry equipment, and Armory Paladin counts every artifact on the battlefield — including those on other creatures — so its enter-the-battlefield trigger scales quickly in a token-and-equipment shell.
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ cares about counters and supports a Fallout artifact theme where Junk tokens accumulate naturally, making Armory Paladin a consistent oversized body that benefits from the same board state Three Dog is already building.
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale wants a critical mass of equipped Knights, and Armory Paladin counts every artifact in play — the more equipment Syr Gwyn draws off swings, the bigger Armory Paladin enters the next time it comes down.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Armory Paladin is a Commander card in practice — the artifact-count trigger only reaches meaningful numbers in a format where you're assembling twenty or more permanents over a long game. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but too slow and too conditional to compete with the available options. Commander is the one format where a dedicated equipment or Junk-token deck consistently turns it into a four- or five-power creature for three mana, which is where Armory Paladin earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Armory Paladin isn't currently available in the system, so check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for a live number. As a niche tribal-synergy rare with a narrow home, it typically sits at bulk or near-bulk pricing, making it an easy include if you're already building the right deck.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
- Preston Garvey, Minuteman
- Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
- Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.