First printed in Foundations (2024)
Creature — Human Knight
During your turn, this creature has first strike. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
During your turn, creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have first strike.
As the line faltered, the thunder of hoofbeats heralded desperately needed aid.
3/3
- Illustrated by
- Valera Lutfullina
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH
Ruling (1)
- Losing or gaining first strike after first-strike damage has been dealt won't cause a creature you control to deal combat damage twice or not deal combat damage.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 31 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN), Premier Draft | 53.9% | -0.7 | -0.7 | 50211 |
| Foundations (FDN), Sealed | 56.1% | +0.9 | -0.9 | 3768 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen