Kwende, Pride of Femeref
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Double strike
Creatures you control with first strike have double strike.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Multiverse Legends
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10235
Kwende, Pride of Femeref turns any first striker into a double striker for two mana, and that effect snowballs fast in decks built around combat keywords. Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart is the clearest illustration: stack Kwende's ability on a commander or anthem target and your power effectively doubles in combat with no additional investment.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart pumps first-strike creatures with every spell cast, and Kwende, Pride of Femeref immediately upgrades those creatures to double strikers — meaning the damage boost from Greymond's triggers hits twice per combat. It's a two-card engine that closes games faster than the parts suggest.
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero rewards going wide with Human tribal bonuses, and Kwende, Pride of Femeref slots in as a Human that turns first-striking attackers — including Aragorn himself if equipped correctly — into double-strike threats. The result is a critical-damage spike that forces opponents to block or die.
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant rewards stacking keyword-heavy creatures, and Kwende, Pride of Femeref adds a relevant combat-doubling effect to any first striker in the pile. It's a utility inclusion rather than a core engine, but the floor is still a 2/2 double striker for two mana in a deck that wants exactly that.
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, Kwende, Pride of Femeref earns its slot in any white deck that deals in first strike — keyword-tribal, Voltron, or Human aggro builds all put the ability to real use. The rate is clean: two mana for a 2/2 double striker that passively upgrades your whole board. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, Kwende faces a harder road — four toughness is common enough that 2/2 bodies get outclassed quickly and the first-strike synergy requires too much setup to be reliable. Legacy and Vintage give it no meaningful competitive role. Kwende, Pride of Femeref is a Commander card through and through, with Oathbreaker as a secondary home for the same aggro-keyword strategies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Kwende, Pride of Femeref isn't available here — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market price. Given its narrow-but-genuine niche in first-strike and keyword-tribal Commander builds, it historically occupies the bulk-rare tier, making it an easy pickup whenever you need the effect.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
- Aragorn, Hornburg Hero
- Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.