Knight of Cliffhaven
Creature — Kor Knight
Level up 
(: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 1-3
2/3
Flying
LEVEL 4+
4/4
Flying, vigilance
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23558
Knight of Cliffhaven is a leveler that tops out as a 4/4 flying, lifelink vigilance creature — solid stats for the mana invested, but it takes time and additional resources to get there. The ceiling is real; the path to it is slow enough that faster formats punish the investment.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Knight of Cliffhaven sees virtually no competitive play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — those formats move too fast for a creature that needs multiple level-up activations to become relevant. In Commander, it fits narrow lifegain or leveler-themed builds, but the slow setup means it underperforms against the table-wide threats that define the format. Pauper is the most plausible home: at common, a flying lifelink body has more room to breathe in a slower environment, though dedicated aggressive or control strategies will still pass it by.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Knight of Cliffhaven is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no price floor to fall through from here, and no catalyst to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.