Mounted Dreadknight
Creature — Vampire Knight
Trample
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if an opponent lost life this turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #22135
Mounted Dreadknight is a five-mana 3/3 with flying, menace, and a triggered ability that makes two 2/2 Knight tokens when it attacks — decent body, real board presence, reasonable rate for what it does. The problem is that five mana for a 3/3 that needs to survive to attack before it pays off is too slow for most competitive tables.
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 |
Mounted Dreadknight is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only has a realistic home in Commander and Pauper. In Commander, it fits Knight tribal builds or token-go-wide strategies where the two attackers it generates compound quickly with anthem effects. In Pauper the competition at five mana is stiff and the lack of immediate impact on the board makes it a fringe inclusion at best. In Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, Mounted Dreadknight doesn't come close to seeing play — the power bar in those formats is simply too high for a five-mana creature that doesn't win the game on the spot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Mounted Dreadknight is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any trade binder or bulk bin without a second thought. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't hold or gain value, so buy it if you want to play it and don't think twice about the investment.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.