Leonin Squire
Creature — Cat Soldier
When this creature enters, return target artifact card with mana value 1 or less from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #23369
Leonin Squire enters the battlefield and immediately returns an artifact with mana value 1 or less from your graveyard to your hand — free value stapled to a 2/2 body for two mana. Pair it with Deadeye Navigator and any sacrifice outlet and that triggered ability becomes an engine; outside of that loop, it's a reasonable role-player in artifact recursion decks that want cheap, repeatable access to their mana rocks and equipment.
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 |
Leonin Squire is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker. Commander is where it sees the most action, specifically in artifact-heavy builds that cycle through cheap pieces like Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, or Skullclamp. In Pauper it's a commons-legal body with genuine utility in artifact-synergy shells, though the format's speed means a two-mana 2/2 with a one-time trigger needs more support to justify a slot. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more powerful recursion options, so Leonin Squire rarely makes the cut outside of budget or casual builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Leonin SquireDeadeye NavigatorLion's Eye Diamond
Infinite blinking; Infinite colored mana; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Leonin Squire is deep bulk — you'll find it in any common box or thrown into a trade pile without a second thought. The price reflects its narrow application; it holds that floor reliably but has no realistic path to meaningful appreciation.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.