Steel Leaf Champion

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Steel Leaf Champion: Creature - Elf Knight, Foundations Commander. This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{G}{G}{G}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Elf Knight
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
5/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
230
Artist
Chris Rahn
Commander rank
13,212 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Steel Leaf Champion

Steel Leaf Champion is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 230 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {G}{G}{G} (three green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 5/4 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Dominaria (2018) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.

One eye open to see the truth of the world. One eye covered to gaze at the goddess within.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (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 Steel Leaf Champion 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 Steel Leaf Champion

Steel Leaf Champion has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #68045Rare2018
Dominaria (DOM) #182Rare2018
Dominaria Promos (PDOM) #182Rare2018
Dominaria Promos (PDOM) #182pRare2018
Dominaria Promos (PDOM) #182sRare2018

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Steel Leaf Champion.

  • Once a creature with power 3 or greater has blocked this creature, changing the power of the blocking creature won’t cause this creature to become unblocked.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Steel Leaf Champion is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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