Makindi Patrol
Creature — Human Knight Ally
Rally — Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, creatures you control gain vigilance until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #15047
Makindi Patrol is a 3/3 with vigilance for three mana — a stat-line that was acceptable in Limited a decade ago and is irrelevant in Constructed today. No enters-the-battlefield effect, no combo potential, no text worth reading twice: this card has no competitive application.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Makindi Patrol is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Oathbreaker, and Vintage, which is a long list of formats where it will never see play. In Commander, a 3/3 vigilance body for three mana contributes nothing to a 100-card singleton format where every slot competes against years of power creep. Pauper is the one format where commons get their moment — but even there, white aggressive and midrange decks have access to creatures that actually impact the board on entry or generate card advantage. Makindi Patrol does neither.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Makindi Patrol sits at the floor of bulk commons, and that price is correct. There is no sleeper upside here — no combo, no niche application, no commander that changes the math.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.