Order of the Ebon Hand
Creature — Cleric Knight
Protection from white
: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Pro Tour Collector Set
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #25955
Order of the Ebon Hand is a 2/2 protection from white first-striker that can pump to a 3/3 for a black mana — narrow defensive upside, unremarkable offensive ceiling. In any format with better two-drops, it doesn't make the cut.
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 |
Order of the Ebon Hand sees essentially no competitive play in Legacy or Vintage, where the two-mana slot demands far more impact than a conditional beater. Pauper is its most plausible home, but even there the mono-black aggro and devotion shells prefer creatures that advance the board state more consistently. In Commander, Order of the Ebon Hand is outclassed at every angle — the protection from white is rarely relevant enough to justify the slot, and the pump ability costs mana that black decks want for more threatening plays.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Order of the Ebon Hand isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its age and narrow playability, copies tend to move as bulk or low-value collection cards rather than sought-after singles.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.