Resolute Rider
Creature — Human Knight
: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn.: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #25460
Resolute Rider puts a lifelink, trample threat on the board that can upgrade itself into an indestructible beater — all for four mana. The rate is fair, not broken, but the built-in protection mode means opponents can't simply point a removal spell at it and move on.
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, Resolute Rider occupies the honest-beater slot in lifegain and Orzhov-adjacent strategies — it pressures life totals, fuels life-total-matters payoffs, and shrugs off single removal spells once you've got mana open. Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer have little patience for a four-mana 3/3 when similar stats come with more upside attached, so Resolute Rider doesn't see serious play there. Legacy and Vintage are out for the same reason: the power ceiling is just too low for those environments. The card is cleanest in Commander, where the incremental resilience of the indestructible mode actually matters across a longer game.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Resolute Rider is deep bulk — you're not paying for anything beyond the cardboard itself. That price is stable for a card with limited demand outside casual Commander, so there's no meaningful upside or downside risk to buying in.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.