Oathsworn Knight
Creature — Human Knight
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
This creature attacks each combat if able.
If damage would be dealt to this creature while it has a +1/+1 counter on it, prevent that damage and remove a +1/+1 counter from it.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #18656
Oathsworn Knight enters with four +1/+1 counters and can't gain more — but as long as it has any counters, it doesn't take damage, making it a nearly unkillable blocker that eats removal without dying. The cost is that a single wrath or -X/-X effect strips the counters and it's gone, so resilience depends entirely on protecting it, not on its own text.
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 |
Oathsworn Knight is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. In Commander it fits cleanest into counter-synergy builds — Atraxa, Praetors' Voice and similar commanders can refresh its counters via proliferate, turning the enters-the-battlefield limitation into a non-issue over a long game. In Modern and Pioneer it's seen fringe play as a resilient two-drop in black midrange, but the damage-immunity clause does nothing against the format's dominant removal (Fatal Push, Unholy Heat) since those don't deal damage — the card's power is narrower in 1v1 than it first reads. Legacy and Vintage have enough redundancy at two mana that Oathsworn Knight doesn't compete seriously.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data isn't currently available for Oathsworn Knight, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure before buying. Historically it's sat in the bulk-to-dollar range, which makes it an easy inclusion if the synergy fits — no financial risk at that price point.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.