Northern Paladin
Creature — Human Knight
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: Destroy target black permanent.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22011
Northern Paladin trades four mana and a tap to destroy any black permanent — creatures, enchantments, planeswalkers, whatever your opponent controls in that color. The activation cost keeps it from being broken, but in a dedicated white creature shell it pulls consistent work against black-heavy tables.
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 |
In Commander, Northern Paladin is a niche hate piece — it earns a seat at tables where black is dominant, but the four-mana tap activation competes with better permanent removal that isn't color-gated. Legacy and Vintage both allow it, though neither format gives it room to shine when efficient spot removal and combo speed make a slow activating creature redundant. Outside of Commander, where games run long enough for repeated activations to matter, Northern Paladin is largely outclassed.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Northern Paladin isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live figure. Given its age and narrow application, expect it to behave like a bulk rare — low demand outside of collectors and dedicated hate-piece brewers.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.