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Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Vigilance, menace
Whenever an equipped creature you control attacks, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Equipment you control have equip Knight {0}.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{3}{R}{W}{B}
Color identity
BRW
Rarity
mythic
Set
Throne of Eldraine
Price
$2.65
EDHREC rank
#10438
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Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale card art
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale turns every equipped creature into a draw engine and lets Knights equip for free on your turn — that's a massive tax removed from the usual equipment overhead. The ceiling is real, especially in infinite-activation lines with Crackdown Construct, but you're paying seven mana for a legendary that needs a board to function.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the only format where Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale belongs. At seven mana she's far too slow for Legacy, Vintage, or any competitive 60-card format where equipment decks want Stoneforge Mystic and cheap payoffs, not a top-of-curve legend. In Commander she's either the general — leading a Knights-and-equipment build where her free-equip clause and card draw per-combat-damage are both central — or an occasional 99-include in other Mardu equipment decks, though most of those would rather run a cheaper threat.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

5 decks
Syr Gwyn, Hero of AshvaleHaakon, Stromgald ScourgeLotus RingAnger

Syr Gwyn, Hero of AshvaleHaakon, Stromgald ScourgeLotus RingAnger

Infinite colored mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count

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Price Context

Current price

$2.65 cheap tier

At $2.65, Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale sits in budget-commander territory — affordable as both a commander and a 99-include without any real financial commitment. Demand is steady but narrow, so the price is unlikely to move much without a reprint pushing it lower.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.