Breathless Knight
Creature — Spirit Knight
Flying, lifelink
Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, if that creature entered from a graveyard or you cast it from a graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #12808
Breathless Knight enters as a 3/3 first striker with menace and immediately threatens combat math that most blockers can't solve — and Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir hands it flanking on top of that. Two mana for this statline and keyword stack is the whole deal; the cost is that it does nothing outside combat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir gives every Knight flanking, which stacks with Breathless Knight's existing first strike and menace to make it nearly unblockable in practice — most creatures take a -1/-1 penalty before damage and still have to deal with two mandatory attackers getting through.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Breathless Knight is a role-player in Knight tribal decks and nothing outside them — Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir is its natural home, and that's the format where the card earns its slot. In Legacy and Vintage, a 3/3 for two with keywords isn't embarrassing, but tribal synergy doesn't exist at those tables and better two-drops crowd it out entirely. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where Breathless Knight could see fringe use — the statline is legitimate at common, though no competitive shell currently wants it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Breathless Knight is bulk — pick up as many as you need without a second thought. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't appreciate, so treat it as a draft-bin grab rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.