Charging Paladin
Creature — Human Knight
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Price
- $0.49
- EDHREC rank
- #29507
Charging Paladin is a 2/2 for three mana that gets +0/+3 until end of turn when it attacks — a stat line that was unimpressive at printing and is outclassed now. There is no competitive shell where this trades up for its cost.
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 |
Charging Paladin is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Pauper, where common-slot white creatures compete hard, a 2/2 for three with a conditional toughness bump has no path to a slot. In Commander, the bar for three-mana white creatures is Skrelv, Defector Mite or Thalia, Guardian of Thraben — Charging Paladin offers nothing a real deck needs. Legacy and Vintage don't change the math.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.49 bulk tier
At $0.49, Charging Paladin sits at the top edge of bulk pricing, and that price reflects collector demand for an older card rather than gameplay demand. Don't expect it to move — nothing in any current format is looking for this effect.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.