Youthful Knight
Creature — Human Knight
First strike
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Anthologies
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #22679
Youthful Knight is a 2/2 first strike for two mana — a clean, efficient body that trades evenly or better in combat. It's a fine Limited common and a bulk-bin staple in casual Knight tribal, but it doesn't clear the bar for competitive or optimized Commander.
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 |
Youthful Knight is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but that breadth doesn't translate to relevance. In Pauper it's a serviceable aggressive two-drop in Knight tribal builds, where first strike does real work keeping it alive through combat. In Commander, the card simply doesn't compete — 99-card singleton demands more utility than a vanilla-adjacent 2/2, and Knight synergy payoffs alone don't justify it outside dedicated tribal lists. In Legacy or Vintage it's a non-factor; the card exists in those formats by default, not by merit.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Youthful Knight sits firmly in bulk territory — the price reflects exactly what it is. It won't appreciate; bulk commons don't, and there's no breakout shell waiting to spike demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.