Chocobo Knights
Creature — Human Knight
Whenever you attack, creatures you control with counters on them gain double strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #4865
Chocobo Knights puts two bodies on the board with an immediate stat boost, and Tidus, Yuna's Guardian turns that two-for-one into a recursive engine that keeps the pressure going. The cost is real — you need the right commander to make this slot-efficient — but in the decks that want it, Chocobo Knights pulls its weight from the moment it resolves.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian is the natural home for Chocobo Knights — the token generation and stat bonuses feed directly into Tidus's party-size payoffs, and 69% inclusion across nearly 17,000 decks confirms this isn't a fringe pick.
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant cares about fielding multiple threats at once, and Chocobo Knights delivers two creatures on a single card, giving Dion immediate material to work with.
Mog, Moogle Warrior
Mog, Moogle Warrior rewards flooding the board with small creatures, and Chocobo Knights slots in as a low-friction way to add two bodies while keeping Mog's count climbing.
Yuna, Grand Summoner
Yuna, Grand Summoner's summon-centric gameplan benefits from Chocobo Knights as a reliable early presence that syncs with the FF creature type density the deck wants to maintain.
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero runs Chocobo Knights at a lower rate because the synergy is incidental rather than structural — it contributes to board presence but doesn't directly trigger Sephiroth's core abilities.
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 |
Commander is where Chocobo Knights lives — the Final Fantasy set it comes from was designed with the 100-card singleton format in mind, and the payoff commanders that make it shine are Commander-legal legends. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically playable, but those formats have no incentive to run a creature-token package at this rate when faster, more efficient threats dominate. Chocobo Knights has no path into Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so if you're not building Commander or Oathbreaker, this card isn't on your radar. In Oathbreaker, the same commander synergies apply on a smaller scale, making it a reasonable include there if your signature spell supports a go-wide plan.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Chocobo Knights is bulk — easy to pick up as a playset without thinking twice. Bulk rares from licensed crossover sets can spike if the commander synergies catch on, but at this price it's a play-it-now card, not a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
- Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
- Mog, Moogle Warrior
- Yuna, Grand Summoner
- Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.