Novice Knight
Creature — Human Knight
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
As long as this creature is enchanted or equipped, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22395
Novice Knight is a 2/3 for one white mana with defender that loses defender while enchanted or equipped — a statline that punches above its cost the moment you suit it up. It's a build-around piece, not a standalone, and in the right shell it earns its slot.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Novice Knight belongs in Voltron or auras-matter builds where cheap, high-toughness bodies are reliable early platforms for equipment and enchantments — the payoff is real, but the dependency on other permanents keeps it out of general goodstuff piles. In Modern and Legacy it never sees play; one-mana defenders with conditional aggression don't compete at those power levels. Pioneer offers a theoretical home in white enchantment aggro, though Novice Knight hasn't broken through there either. Across formats, treat it as a niche Commander piece rather than a competitive staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Novice Knight is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box rather than buy. There's no meaningful price floor to protect here, and no realistic scenario where demand drives it up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.