Knight of the White Orchid
Knight of the White Orchid: Creature - Human Knight, March of the Machine Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}{W}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Human Knight
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
- Released
- 2023-04-21
- Collector number
- 193
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Keywords
- First strike
Build around this card with Grover
About Knight of the White Orchid
Knight of the White Orchid 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 193 in that set, with art by Mark Zug. It costs {W}{W} (two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 11 sets, from Shards of Alara (2008) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.10 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
First strike
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Both guide and guard on open plain.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.10 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Knight of the White Orchid by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Knight of the White Orchid
Knight of the White Orchid has been printed in 11 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7139 | Rare | 2026 |
| Pioneer Masters (PIO) #21 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1045 | Rare | 2022 |
| Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #92 | Rare | 2021 |
| Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #88 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #95 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2020 (C20) #93 | Rare | 2020 |
| Magic Origins (ORI) #21 | Rare | 2015 |
| Magic Origins Promos (PORI) #21s | Rare | 2015 |
| Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) #6 | Rare | 2011 |
| Shards of Alara (ALA) #16 | Rare | 2008 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Knight of the White Orchid, newest first.
- The Plains you search for doesn't have to be basic. For example, you could put a Sacred Foundry onto the battlefield.
- Knight of the White Orchid's triggered ability has an “intervening ‘if' clause.” That means (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless any one of your opponents controls more lands than you, and (2) the ability will do nothing if you control at least as many lands as each of your opponents by the time it resolves.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.