Darien, King of Kjeldor

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Darien, King of Kjeldor: Legendary Creature - Human Soldier, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{W}{W}
Mana value
6
Type
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
59
Artist
Michael Phillippi
Commander rank
4,460 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Darien, King of Kjeldor

Darien, King of Kjeldor is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white legendary creature from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 59 in that set, with art by Michael Phillippi. It costs {4}{W}{W} (four generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Coldsnap (2006) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.95 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Whenever you're dealt damage, you may create that many 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

"With his dream of unification fulfilled, Darien became the last king of Kjeldor. Those who followed were known as the kings of New Argive." -*Kjeldor: Ice Civilization*

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.95 (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 Darien, King of Kjeldor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Darien, King of Kjeldor

Darien, King of Kjeldor has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7135Rare2026
The List (PLST) #CSP-4Rare2023
Masters 25 (A25) #9Rare2018
Coldsnap (CSP) #4Rare2006

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Darien, King of Kjeldor.

  • If you're dealt damage that causes your life total to become 0 or less, you lose the game before the tokens can be created.

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Darien, King of Kjeldor is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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