Order of Leitbur
Creature — Human Cleric Knight
Protection from black
: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Pro Tour Collector Set
- Price
- $0.55
- EDHREC rank
- #27722
Order of Leitbur is a two-mana white creature that pumps itself for W and gains protection from black for W — both activated at instant speed, making it a persistent combat threat that dodges the most common removal color. The ceiling is low by modern standards, but the effect is clean and reliable.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Order of Leitbur is too small and too slow to earn a slot — white has far better two-drops that scale with the format's power level, and a 2/1 beater rarely matters at a 100-card table. Pauper is where Order of Leitbur has the most credible case: white weenie and go-wide aggro strategies can use the protection from black to push through blockers or dodge Fatal Pass-style removal, and the pump keeps it relevant in combat longer than its base stats suggest. Legacy and Vintage are legal but not realistic homes — the card simply doesn't compete with what those formats allow at the same mana cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.55 bulk tier
At $0.55, Order of Leitbur sits in bulk-rare territory and is unlikely to climb without a competitive breakout that isn't coming. Pick it up if you want it for a casual or Pauper build — there's no financial upside to wait for.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.