Citadel Castellan
Creature — Human Knight
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Renown 2 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put two +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes renowned.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #25932
Citadel Castellan is a two-mana 2/3 with vigilance that renowns into a 4/5 on the first time it deals combat damage to a player — a reasonable rate for go-wide or voltron shells that want a sticky early blocker that scales. The ceiling is real, but getting renowned requires connecting, which means opponents can simply ignore it and you're left with a vanilla 2/3.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Citadel Castellan occupies a narrow lane — it fits best in Selesnya (green-white) aggro or Knights-matter builds where the renown trigger is easy to land early before blockers appear. Competitive tables will outpace it quickly, putting it firmly in the casual bracket. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too small to see meaningful play, where two-mana creatures are expected to generate value immediately without needing to connect for combat damage. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a creature this replaceable. Citadel Castellan is a Commander card through and through, and even there, only in decks explicitly incentivizing the renown mechanic or power/toughness payoffs.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Citadel Castellan is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box or pick up a playset for pocket change. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't appreciate, so there's no financial angle here beyond filling a slot for free.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.