Lionheart Maverick
Creature — Human Knight
Vigilance
: This creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27921
Lionheart Maverick is a one-mana 1/1 with a protection-granting activated ability — functional, but narrow enough that most white aggro or go-wide strategies will find better options at the slot. The cost of running it is low in dollars but real in opportunity: that flex slot can do more.
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 |
In Commander, Lionheart Maverick is too small and too slow to matter — a one-mana 1/1 doesn't survive long enough to justify a deck slot unless you're deep into a Knight or token synergy build. Pauper is where Lionheart Maverick has the most plausible home, since the bar for one-drops is lower and every point of evasion or protection counts in a format full of small creatures. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the competition at one mana is simply too dense. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander in this regard: fine in theme, forgettable otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Lionheart Maverick is bulk through and through — you're not paying for power, you're paying for a filler slot. At that price it's a zero-risk include if you need the body, but don't expect the price to move; bulk commons tend to stay bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.