Acclaimed Contender

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Acclaimed Contender: Creature - Human Knight, March of the Machine Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Human Knight
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
166
Artist
David Gaillet
Commander rank
6,652 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Acclaimed Contender

Acclaimed Contender is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 166 in that set, with art by David Gaillet. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to March of the Machine Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-13).

Card text

When this creature enters, if you control another Knight, look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a Knight, Aura, Equipment, or legendary artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-11-13).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Acclaimed Contender by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Acclaimed Contender

Acclaimed Contender has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #1Rare2019
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #334Rare2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #1pRare2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #1sRare2019

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Acclaimed Contender, newest first.

  • Acclaimed Contender's ability can get you at most one card from the top five cards, no matter how many other Knights you control.
  • Acclaimed Contender's ability won't trigger if you don't control another Knight immediately after it enters the battlefield. If you don't control another Knight as that ability resolves, the ability has no effect. This doesn't have the be the same Knight at both times, however.

Similar cards

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Acclaimed Contender is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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