Safewright Cavalry
Creature — Elf Warrior
This creature can't be blocked by more than one creature.
: Target Elf you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #17940
Safewright Cavalry is a two-mana 2/2 with lifelink that fetches a basic Plains or Forest when it enters — solid rate for aggressive white-green builds that want both a body and land consistency on the same card. The cost is its ceiling: it tops out at two power and doesn't scale into the late game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Safewright Cavalry fills a niche role in Selesnya-based decks that want early board presence without sacrificing land development — the enters-the-battlefield trigger plays well with blink and flicker commanders. In Standard and Pioneer, it competes for a slot in aggressive white-green creature strategies where consistent Plains or Forest access matters, though the 2/2 body gets outclassed quickly. In Pauper, Safewright Cavalry is at its most competitive, where lifelink creatures with upside see real play in tempo and aggressive shells. Legacy and Vintage don't want it — the rate isn't close to format-playable.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Safewright Cavalry is bulk by any measure — you're paying for a functional common with no premium attached. Bulk commons don't appreciably gain value unless a competitive deck adopts them, and nothing about this card's rate suggests that's coming.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.