Maximus, Knight Apparent
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Trample
When Maximus enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card with mana value 2, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
, Sacrifice an artifact: You get 
(two energy counters).
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $1.19
- EDHREC rank
- #20833
Maximus, Knight Apparent hits the battlefield and immediately starts rewarding every creature you control with a counter-generating engine that compounds fast. The cost is real — you need the right shell — but Liberty Prime, Recharged is exactly that shell, and in it Maximus pulls serious weight.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Liberty Prime, Recharged
Liberty Prime, Recharged wants a steady stream of artifacts and high-loyalty payoffs, and Maximus, Knight Apparent slots in as a recursive counter engine that feeds both halves of that demand — showing up in nearly one in five Liberty Prime decks for good reason.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Maximus, Knight Apparent is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer environment gives its incremental engine enough time to compound, and the 100-card singleton format means the decks that want it are specifically built around it. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; fair four-drops don't compete at those power levels. Commander is the only context where Maximus earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.19 cheap tier
At $1.19, Maximus, Knight Apparent sits in impulse-buy territory — easy to slot in without a second thought on budget. Niche commanders with dedicated followings tend to hold this price floor, so don't expect it to crater.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Liberty Prime, Recharged
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.