Cavalier of Dawn

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Cavalier of Dawn: Creature - Elemental Knight, Core Set 2020. Vigilance. When this creature enters, destroy up to one target nonland permanent. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}{W}{W}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Elemental Knight
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
4/6
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Core Set 2020 (M20)
Released
2019-07-12
Collector number
10
Artist
Daarken
Commander rank
5,614 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Vigilance

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About Cavalier of Dawn

Cavalier of Dawn is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white creature from Core Set 2020 (M20), a core set released in July 2019. It is collector number 10 in that set, with art by Daarken. It costs {2}{W}{W}{W} (two generic and three white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/6 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 Core Set 2020 (2019) to Special Guests (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.68 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Vigilance

When this creature enters, destroy up to one target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature token.

When this creature dies, return target artifact or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.68 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Cavalier of Dawn 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 Cavalier of Dawn

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

PrintingRarityYear
Special Guests (SPG) #84Mythic2025
Special Guests (SPG) #94Mythic2025
Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #10pMythic2019
Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #10sMythic2019

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Cavalier of Dawn.

  • You may put this creature’s enters ability onto the stack without choosing any target. It will resolve with no effect. However, if you do choose a target and the target permanent is an illegal target by the time that ability tries to resolve, the ability won’t resolve. No player will create a Golem token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller will create a Golem token.

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