Cavalry Drillmaster
Creature — Human Knight
When this creature enters, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #26575
Cavalry Drillmaster enters and gives a creature +2/+0 and first strike until end of turn — a one-time combat trick stapled to a 2/1 body for two mana. Narrow, conditional, and replaceable; run it only if your deck specifically rewards enter-the-battlefield triggers or needs aggressive curve-fillers on a shoestring budget.
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 |
In Commander, Cavalry Drillmaster is a fringe include at best — the effect is too small and too temporary to matter at a table of four, and a 2/1 body doesn't pressure anyone. Pauper is where it has the most realistic home, where cheap ETB bodies and combat tricks are a legitimate part of aggressive white strategies. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, Cavalry Drillmaster is simply outclassed by more efficient threats and pump spells at the same or lower cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Cavalry Drillmaster is deep bulk — buy it without thinking twice if you have any use for it. Don't expect the price to move; there's no competitive demand propping it up.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.