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Knight Exemplar

{1}{W}{W}

Creature — Human Knight

M11Magic 2011#20rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Jason Chan
Found in
2011 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2011 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings8EDHREC rank#3,477
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Other Knight creatures you control get +1/+1 and have indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
2/2
First strike
Plays as:
Tribal Lord
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-11.1%
$3.85
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Foil+3.6%
$10.94
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Rulings

4 · latest Jul 1, 2013
  • WotCJul 1, 2013

    If another Knight creature you control is dealt lethal damage, the creature isn't destroyed, but the damage remains marked on it. If, at some point later in that turn, you no longer control Knight Exemplar or it loses its abilities, the other Knight creature will lose indestructible and will be destroyed.

  • WotCJul 1, 2013

    If you control two Knight Exemplars, each one causes the other to get +1/+1 and have indestructible.

  • WotCJul 1, 2013

    Lethal damage, damage from a source with deathtouch, and effects that say “destroy” won't cause a creature with indestructible to be put into the graveyard. However, a creature with indestructible can be put into the graveyard for a number of reasons. The most likely reasons are if it's sacrificed, if it's legendary and another legendary creature with the same name is controlled by the same player, or if its toughness is 0 or less.

  • WotCAug 15, 2010

    If an effect would simultaneously destroy Knight Exemplar and another Knight creature you control, only Knight Exemplar is destroyed.