Western Paladin
Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
, 
: Destroy target white creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.71
- EDHREC rank
- #24160
Western Paladin enters as a 3/3 with a repeatable activated ability that destroys target white permanent for BBB — that's a three-mana activation on top of a four-mana body. The rate is too slow and too color-intensive to compete in formats where efficient removal and dedicated hate pieces exist.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Western Paladin is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but playable in essentially none of them. In Commander, the four-mana 3/3 body is underpowered, and paying three black mana repeatedly to answer white permanents is a clunky ask when unconditional removal like Vindicate or Chaos Warp handles the same targets at lower cost. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a four-mana creature that needs additional mana investment to do anything relevant. Modern has long since passed the power threshold where Western Paladin could compete.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.71 bulk tier
At $0.71, Western Paladin sits in bulk territory, and that price reflects its play rate accurately. Demand is low enough that the price isn't likely to move without an unexpected reprint spike or nostalgia-driven buyout.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.