Zhalfirin Knight
Creature — Human Knight
Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)
: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Media and Collaboration Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #27808
Zhalfirin Knight is a 2/2 first striker for three mana with a protection ability that requires tapping a Plains — serviceable in Limited, outclassed everywhere else. The cost-to-impact ratio is too weak for Constructed: three mana for a vanilla-sized body that needs additional resources to protect itself doesn't meet the bar in any competitive environment.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Zhalfirin Knight sees essentially no play in Commander — a 2/2 for three with conditional protection doesn't fill any role that dozens of cheaper or more impactful white creatures can't do better. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but irrelevant; those formats demand either efficiency or brokenness, and Zhalfirin Knight offers neither. Pauper is the closest thing to a natural home given the common card pool, but even there white aggro has access to faster, more threatening one- and two-drops that make a three-mana 2/2 a liability.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Zhalfirin Knight at this time, but as a low-demand common with negligible Constructed presence, copies typically show up in bulk bins for pennies. There's no competitive pressure driving the price up, so if you need one for a casual or novelty build, it won't cost you anything meaningful.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.