Ardenvale Paladin
3Creature — Human Knight
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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."
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.03 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.35 | $0.49 |
| Cardmarket | €0.05 | €0.19 |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.11 | €0.11 |
| TCGplayer | $0.18 | $0.41 |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€0.05CardTrader market
351 offers · from €0.11 · avg €57.25 · max €10,000.64
Played: 1 · Near Mint: 257 · Slightly Played: 82 · Moderately Played: 11
Rulings (3)
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.
10/04/2019Adamant 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.
10/04/2019If 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.
10/04/2019Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |