Keldon Champion
Creature — Human Barbarian
Haste
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, it deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #27420
Keldon Champion enters swinging — haste plus a forced attack on all creatures means the board moves the turn it lands, whether opponents want it to or not. It's a four-mana 3/2 with no lasting stat contribution, so you run it for the chaos effect, not the body.
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 |
Keldon Champion is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a four-mana 3/2 that doesn't win on the spot. Commander is the only real home — specifically group slug and forced-combat decks that want opponents swinging into each other every turn. Outside of those niches, even in Commander, Keldon Champion competes with cleaner forced-attack payoffs and usually loses that fight.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Keldon Champion is deep bulk — the price reflects its narrow application, not a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. It holds no value trajectory worth thinking about; grab it if the effect fits your deck and forget about it otherwise.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.