---
name: "Ardenvale Paladin"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Adamant"]
set: "ELD"
set_name: "Throne of Eldraine"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "30393cb0-f461-4899-8aae-609bc8378f36"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ardenvale-paladin-eld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ardenvale Paladin
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5
- **Keywords:** Adamant

## Oracle Text
Adamant — If at least three white mana was spent to cast this spell, this creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.

> *"Aun cuando la esperanza no es más que un candil que titila en la noche, seguiré sirviendo al rey ausente".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Once and Future](/printing/once-and-future-eld.md) — Instant
2. [Desecrate Reality](/printing/desecrate-reality-cmm.md) — Instant
3. [Outmuscle](/printing/outmuscle-eld.md) — Sorcery
4. [Vantress Paladin](/printing/vantress-paladin-eld.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Rally for the Throne](/printing/rally-for-the-throne-eld.md) — Instant
6. [Cauldron's Gift](/printing/cauldrons-gift-eld.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #4
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`