Llanowar Cavalry
Creature — Human Soldier
: This creature gains vigilance until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #30923
Llanowar Cavalry is a 2/4 for four mana that can tap to give a creature +0/+3 until end of turn — defensive stats stapled to a defensive ability on a body that never threatens to win a game. There are strictly better options at every point on this card's curve, and it earns no slot in a tuned deck.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Llanowar Cavalry is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a four-mana 2/4 with a tap-to-pump ability competes against ramp, card draw, and threats — it loses that competition every time. Pauper is the only format where commons get a fair look, but even there the card's ceiling is blocking, and blocking alone doesn't win games. Skip it in every format where you have a choice.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Llanowar Cavalry is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a collection binder but never a competitive decklist. The price accurately reflects demand: essentially zero.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.