Ardenvale Paladin
Creature — Human Knight
Adamant — If at least three white mana was spent to cast this spell, this creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
"Even when hope is but a small flame fighting the night, I will serve the absent king."
2 / 5
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine (ELD #4)
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 2019-10-04
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- EDHREC rank
- #24,994
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2019-10-04
Adamant effects check what mana was actually spent to cast a spell. If an effect allows you to spend mana “as though it were mana” of any color or type, that allows you to spend mana you couldn't otherwise spend, but it doesn't change what mana you spent to cast the spell.
- 2019-10-04
If an effect allows you to cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can't choose to cast it and pay unless another rule or effect allows you to cast that spell for a cost. Similarly, you can't waive a cost reduction unless that effect says you may.
- 2019-10-04
If you copy a spell that has an adamant ability, no mana was spent to cast the copy at all, so that ability won't apply.