Knotvine Paladin
Creature — Human Knight
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each untapped creature you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #21638
Knotvine Paladin swings as an X/X unblockable where X equals your untapped creatures — in the right deck, that's a one-shot kill for a two-mana investment. Under Rafiq of the Many, it becomes a double-strike unblockable threat that ends games on turn four.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rafiq of the Many
Rafiq of the Many grants double strike to a single attacker each combat, and Knotvine Paladin's unblockable clause means that buff lands guaranteed damage — keep four to six creatures untapped and this is a lethal commander damage threat by turn four.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Knotvine Paladin is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through. In Legacy and Vintage it's too slow and too conditional — you're not keeping a board of untapped creatures in formats where Pyroclasm and Force of Will exist. Modern is theoretically possible in a token or go-wide shell, but better payoffs exist at the two-drop slot. Commander is where Knotvine Paladin earns its keep: go-wide strategies like Rhys the Redeemed or Aura Shards builds can threaten lethal out of nowhere, and Bant voltron decks treat it as a reliable unblockable chassis that doesn't need evasion equipment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Knotvine Paladin is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any common box or throw into a trade. Bulk rares with narrow applications tend to stay flat, so don't expect movement unless a future Bant commander pushes the archetype into the spotlight.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.