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Famished Paladin

Creature — Vampire Knight

This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
Whenever you gain life, untap this creature.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Rivals of Ixalan
Price
$0.29
EDHREC rank
#15211
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Famished Paladin card art
Famished Paladin is a 3/3 for two mana that untaps whenever you gain life — a statline and engine that would be broken if the tap restriction weren't stapled to it. Pair it with Resplendent Mentor or any repeatable lifegain outlet and the restriction evaporates entirely, turning it into an infinite-untap combo piece.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Famished Paladin sees almost no play in competitive formats despite being legal in Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage — the tap restriction makes it a liability in any shell that can't consistently generate lifegain on demand, and those formats have better two-drops. Commander is where Famished Paladin actually belongs: lifegain synergy commanders can generate the triggers repeatedly, the 3/3 body is relevant on a crowded board, and the infinite-untap lines it enables are real win conditions rather than cute interactions.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.29 bulk tier

At $0.29, Famished Paladin is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. It holds that floor because the combo applications are real but narrow, keeping it from being a pure throw-in while never threatening to spike.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.