Swordsworn Cavalier
Creature — Human Knight
This creature has first strike as long as another Knight entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #26630
Swordsworn Cavalier is a two-mana 2/2 with first strike that upgrades to a 3/3 when you control a legendary creature — reasonable stats for the cost, but nothing that demands a slot. Run it only if your deck is specifically built around buffing Knights or needs cheap curve-fillers that punish opponents for ignoring a board.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Swordsworn Cavalier is a fringe include in Knight tribal builds helmed by legendary creatures, which means the bonus is almost always live — but the ceiling is still just a 3/3 with first strike for two mana, which most 99-card decks outgrow fast. Pauper is where it has the clearest competitive case: cheap, on-curve creatures with relevant keywords matter more in that format, and the legendary condition is easy to meet with common legends. In Modern and Pioneer it's simply outclassed — those formats demand threats that either close games or generate value, and Swordsworn Cavalier does neither. Legacy and Vintage won't touch it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Swordsworn Cavalier is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box without a second thought. There's no realistic scenario where this appreciates; it's a freely available filler rare with no competitive home driving demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.