Benalish Lancer
Creature — Human Knight
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it and with first strike.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #29241
Benalish Lancer is a 2/2 first strike for three mana that can pump to a 3/3 with first strike and vigilance if you pay an additional two — serviceable stats, steep total cost. At five mana all-in for a vanilla-adjacent creature, it rarely earns a slot outside dedicated kicker synergy builds.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Benalish Lancer only belongs in decks that actively reward kicker — Hallar, the Firefletcher or Verazol, the Split Current make the kicker payment matter beyond the stat bump. In Pauper, the format's common-only card pool gives it slightly more room, but a five-mana investment for a 3/3 first strike vigilance still loses to cheaper efficient threats. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; Benalish Lancer is outclassed by orders of magnitude at those power levels.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Benalish Lancer is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly how rarely it sees play. Don't expect movement; it's a throw-in trade fodder card with no spike potential outside a fringe kicker-matters reprint scenario.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.