---
name: "Black Knight"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Protection"]
set: "SUM"
set_name: "Summer Magic / Edgar"
collector_number: "95"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jeff A. Menges"
oracle_id: "9456c5b6-946d-403a-8ed0-dff9f921d98c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/black-knight-sum"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Black Knight
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** First strike, Protection

## Oracle Text
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Protection from white (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything white.)

> *Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. You don't ask why a plague spreads or a field burns. Don't ask why I fight.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [White Knight](/printing/white-knight-prm.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Knight of Stromgald](/printing/knight-of-stromgald-ice.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Knight of Malice](/printing/knight-of-malice-dom.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Blood Knight](/printing/blood-knight-plc.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Order of the Ebon Hand](/printing/order-of-the-ebon-hand-ptc.md) — Creature — Cleric Knight
6. [Order of the White Shield](/printing/order-of-the-white-shield-me2.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM) #95
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jeff A. Menges
- **Total Printings:** 64 across all historical editions

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