Fireborn Knight
Creature — Human Knight
Double strike
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #24536
Fireborn Knight is a two-mana 1/3 with double strike that requires both a red and a white hybrid pip to cast, and its payoff — growing whenever you pay life — is narrow enough that most decks won't bother. Unless you're built around life-payment loops or Boros-heavy synergy packages, there are better two-drops.
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, Fireborn Knight occupies a niche in Boros life-payment builds — think Kambal, Profiteering Mayor or Licia, Sanguine Tribune strategies where spending life is a resource rather than a liability. In competitive constructed formats like Modern and Legacy, it doesn't clear the bar: double strike on a 1/3 isn't threatening enough at two mana when the field is built to punish low-toughness creatures. Pioneer players will find similar issues — the card simply doesn't match the efficiency of what red-white aggro already runs. Fireborn Knight is a Commander role-player at best, and only in the right shell.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Fireborn Knight is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price is stable because demand is low and likely stays that way outside niche Commander builds.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.