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Basri's Lieutenant

{3}{W}

Creature — Human Knight

M21Core Set 2021#9rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 2095
Illustrator
Matt Stewart
Found in
Core Set 2021 MTGO Redemption · Core Set 2021 Planeswalker Deck Basri · 4 more
Printings5Combos55EDHREC rank#8,221
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Vigilance, protection from multicolored When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, if it had a +1/+1 counter on it, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance.
3/4
VigilanceProtection
Plays as:
Counter PlacerLtb TriggerCreature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.35
$0.15 low$0.11 gapTCGplayer
Foil+4.9%
$0.43
$0.18 low$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.26· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

4 · latest Jun 23, 2020
  • WotCJun 23, 2020

    Basri's Lieutenant can be the target of its own enters-the-battlefield triggered ability.

  • WotCJun 23, 2020

    If Basri's Lieutenant dies at the same time as other creatures, its last ability will trigger for any of the creatures that had a +1/+1 counter on it, including itself.

  • WotCJun 23, 2020

    If a creature with +1/+1 counters on it receives a greater or equal number of -1/-1 counters and this causes it to be destroyed by lethal damage or put into its owner's graveyard for having 0 or less toughness, the last ability triggers. This is because the ability checks the creature as it last existed on the battlefield, and it still had those counters on it at that point.

  • WotCJun 23, 2020

    The second triggered ability of Basri's Lieutenant triggers just once if the dying creature has +1/+1 counters on it, no matter how many of those counters it has.