Vodalian Knights
Creature — Merfolk Knight
First strike
This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice this creature.
: This creature gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Masters Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28613
Vodalian Knights hits the table as a 2/2 first strike flyer for three mana — reasonable stats — but the catch is brutal: it can only attack players who control an Island. In most Commander pods that restriction is a non-issue when paired with Jon Irenicus, Shattered One, since donating it to an opponent sidesteps the drawback entirely and turns a liability into a political weapon.
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 |
Vodalian Knights is a Commander card through and through — the donation and political angles that make it interesting simply don't exist in 1v1 formats. In Legacy and Vintage it's a deeply uncompetitive three-mana 2/2 with a crippling attack restriction, and no shell is looking for that. Commander is where Vodalian Knights actually functions: the multiplayer table means there's almost always a blue player to attack, and commanders like Jon Irenicus flip the drawback into a design feature rather than a bug.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Vodalian Knights isn't available in the current index, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. As an older card with niche Commander appeal, it typically sits in bulk-to-low-value territory — not a card you'll overpay for.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.