Soltari Crusader
Creature — Soltari Knight
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #24586
Soltari Crusader deals combat damage through almost any board state — shadow means it trades with nothing and blocks nothing, giving it a clear line to any player not running another shadow creature. The cost is real: no evasion against shadow blockers, and a 2/1 for two mana that never interacts with the red zone is a meaningful tempo concession.
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 |
In Commander, Soltari Crusader is a niche include — shadow is powerful in theory but a 2/1 body scales poorly into a format where life totals start at 40 and players stabilize behind large blockers. It finds its best home in white Voltron or equipment builds where you're stacking power onto a guaranteed damage dealer, but it competes with better evasion creatures at the same cost. Legacy is where shadow historically mattered as an aggressive mechanic, though Soltari Crusader specifically has never been a format staple there. Vintage is legal but irrelevant — the card has no place in that environment.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Soltari Crusader is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in, no financial commitment required. Shadow creatures see occasional spikes when a new shadow-matters card generates interest, but this one has never broken out of bulk territory and nothing on the horizon changes that.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.