Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick
Legendary Artifact Creature — Synth Knight
Vigilance, lifelink
Exile Paladin Danse: Each creature you control that's an artifact or Human gains indestructible until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #6807
Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick puts a free piece of Equipment onto the battlefield every time it attacks — that kind of repeated, no-mana-cost card advantage on a combat-step trigger is genuinely powerful. The catch is a five-mana body that needs to connect to do anything, which means it lives and dies by the support it gets from commanders like Liberty Prime, Recharged.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Liberty Prime, Recharged
Liberty Prime, Recharged wants every Robot and piece of Equipment it can find, and Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick delivers both in a single card — it's a Robot that generates Equipment, which means it pulls double duty for Liberty Prime's artifact-synergy engine and its attack triggers.
Dr. Madison Li
Dr. Madison Li rewards you for building around artifacts and artifact creatures, and Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick fits cleanly into that gameplan by generating free Equipment every attack step — Dr. Madison Li turns that stream of artifacts into additional draw or value that compounds quickly.
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant cares about Equipment matters and suiting up creatures, so Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick's ability to self-supply weapons makes it a natural fit — each attack generates a new piece of Equipment for Dion's triggers to feed on.
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 |
Commander is the obvious home for Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick — a five-mana creature that generates incremental value over several turns fits the longer game and the abundance of artifact synergy commanders in the format. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but a five-mana 4/4 with a conditional trigger has no competitive footing in either format, so those are non-starters in practice. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth mentioning: if you're running an artifact-matters signature spell, Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick can generate enough Equipment to justify the slot, though the compressed game length makes the slow payoff a real liability.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick isn't available here, so check Scryfall or a vendor directly for the latest figures. Given its narrow appeal outside Commander and its function as a role-player rather than a build-around, it typically won't carry a premium — worth picking up if the price is low and you're running a Liberty Prime, Recharged or artifact Equipment deck.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Liberty Prime, Recharged
- Dr. Madison Li
- Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.