Knight

Knight
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Statistics	398 cards 47.7% 3.8% 15.3% 9.3% 2.5% 2.3% 0.8% 1.8% 0.5% 5.3% 4.8% 0.5% 2.8% 2% 0.8% 45 Knight creation cards 55.6% 4.4% 2.2% 2.2% 6.7% 6.7% 8.9% 8.9% 2.2% 2.2% as of March of the Machine
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Knight is a creature class. The first knights, White Knight and Black Knight appeared in Alpha.

Description

Knights are highly trained combatants who are usually part of a formal army or cavalry, usually specializing in fighting on horseback with a sword or lance. Most knights, especially those aligned with white or black, are pledged to a single lord or order, though many black and most red knights are devoted only to themselves. First strike is the most common ability found among Knights. Some Knights have double strike, flanking, and protection, a few knights ride steeds with flying as well.

Some knights, called "paladins", channel mana in a way similar to Clerics. Paladin was originally a separate creature type from Knight, but the two were later combined under the latter. The subtypes Cavalry (Moorish Cavalry) and Crusader (only used for Aysen Crusader) were changed to Knight as well.

Throne of Eldraine features a heavy tribal themes around Knights. In that set, knights appear in all five colors, but they have the most tribal synergy in white, black and red. Some of the cards had been transferred from the abandoned small set in the proposed Dominaria block.

Storyline

Knightly Organizations

Alara (Bant)

• Knights of the Reliquary

Dominaria

• Juniper Order
• Knights of Kjeldor
• Knights of Thorn
• Order of Leitbur
• Order of Stromgald
• Order of the Ebon Hand
• Order of the Steel Leaf
• Schwartzritterein

Eldraine

• The Order of the Talon. A sect of griffin-rider paladins from the court of Ardenvale.

Lorwyn

• Knights of Meadowgrain
• Order of the Golden Cricket

Phyrexia

• Order of Yawgmoth

Ulgrotha

• Serra Paladins

Notable Knights

Alara (Bant)

• Rafiq

Amonkhet

• Basri Ket

Dominaria

• Adun Oakenshield
• Arvad
• Aryel
• Avram Garrison
• Danitha Capashen
• Gregor
• Haakon
• Jaeuhl Carthalion
• Josu Vess
• Jerrard
• Kwende
• Lacjsi
• The Lord of House Khone
• Márton Stromgald
• Raddic
• Sir Shandlar
• Sauruven Hellwald
• Shanid
• Sidar Jabari
• Sidar Kondo
• Telim'Tor
• Tivadar
• Tori D'Avenant
• Tura Kennerüd
• Varchild
• Xian
• Zaraya

Eldraine

• Syr Alin
• Syr Carah
• Syr Elenora
• Syr Faren
• Syr Gwyn
• Syr Konrad

Fiora

• Adriana Vallore
• Livio

Kylem

• Sylvia Brightspear

Innistrad

• Adeline
• Edgar Markov
• Olivia Voldaren
• Rem Karolus

Ixalan

• Elenda of Garrano
• Huatli
• Inti
• Vona of Iedo

Lorwyn/Shadowmoor

• Nymris

New Phyrexia

• Ria Ivor

Ravnica

• Wrizfar Barkfeather

Ulgrotha

• Ihsan

Unknown

• Balan
• Elspeth Tirel
• Lena

Other

• Syr Cadian, Knight Owl

Non-canon

• Galea, Kindler of Hope
• Mazzy, Truesword Paladin
• Nadaar, Selfless Paladin
• Sarevok
• Vladimir and Godfrey

Tokens

Token Name	Color	Type Line	P/T	Text Box	Source	Printings
Knight	White	Creature — Knight	1/1	Banding	Errand of Duty
	White	Creature — Knight	2/2		The Council of Four Karlach, Tiefling Zealot Recruitment Drive Shadowheart, Cleric of Order Sune's Intervention Waylay
	White	Creature — Knight	2/2	First strike	Hunted Dragon
	White	Creature — Knight	2/2	Vigilance	Ardenvale Fealty Aryel, Knight of Windgrace Banish into Fable Basri's Lieutenant Call the Cavalry Doom Foretold Gallant Cavalry Gideon's Phalanx History of Benalia Hopeful Vigil Knight Watch Knightly Valor Lonesome Unicorn Militant Angel Righteous Confluence Security Blockade Selesnya Charm Sigiled Sword of Valeron Silverwing Squadron Sunspire Gatekeepers The Circle of Loyalty Train Troops Trostani's Summoner Valiant Endeavor Valorous Steed
	White	Creature — Knight	2/2	Protection from red	Rasputin, the Oneiromancer
	Black	Creature — Knight	2/2	Flanking, protection from white, haste	Riftmarked Knight
	Red	Creature — Knight	3/1		Court of Embereth
	White/​Blue	Creature — Knight	2/2	Vigilance	Chivalric Alliance Invasion of Belenon Invasion of New Phyrexia Knight of the New Coalition Unyaro Xerex Strobe-Knight
Knight Ally	White	Creature — Knight Ally	2/2		Allied Reinforcements Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
Human Knight	White	Creature — Human Knight	2/2	This creature gets +2/+2 as long as an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn	The Prydwen, Steel Flagship
	Red	Creature — Human Knight	2/2	Trample, haste	Éowyn, Shieldmaiden Oath of Eorl Riders of Rohan Forth Eorlingas!
Elf Knight	Green/​White	Creature — Elf Knight	2/2	Vigilance	Assemble Conclave Guildmage Conclave Cavalier Sprouting Renewal
Vampire Knight	Black	Creature — Vampire Knight	1/1	Lifelink	Call the Bloodline Elenda and Azor Sorin, Grim Nemesis
Zombie Knight	Black	Creature — Zombie Knight	2/2		Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant Josu Vess, Lich Knight
Battle Angels of Tyr	White	Creature — Angel Knight	4/4	Flying Whenever Battle Angels of Tyr deals combat damage to a player, draw a card if that player has more cards in hand than each other player. Then you create a Treasure token if that player controls more lands than each other player. Then you gain 3 life if that player has more life than each other player.	Battle Angels of Tyr

Trivia

• Opal Champion is an enchantment that can create a 3/3 white Knight with First Strike.
• With Dub, any creature can become a knight.
• The silver-bordered Unsanctioned set features the mechanic Knightlifelink (Damage dealt by Knights you control also causes you to gain that much life.)
• Rafiq of the Many is the only knight, despite the prevalence of Knights on Bant. Furthermore, there are no Knights.