---
name: "Cavalier of Flame"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Knight"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PM20"
set_name: "Core Set 2020 Promos"
collector_number: "125s"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Wesley Burt"
oracle_id: "98b19afc-7696-46b9-96f0-7f7c60003e1c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cavalier-of-flame-pm20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cavalier of Flame
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Knight

## Oracle Text
{1}{R}: Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain haste until end of turn.
When this creature enters, discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards.
When this creature dies, it deals X damage to each opponent and each planeswalker they control, where X is the number of land cards in your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cavalier of Thorns](/printing/cavalier-of-thorns-ecc.md) — Creature — Elemental Knight
2. [Cavalier of Night](/printing/cavalier-of-night-m20.md) — Creature — Elemental Knight
3. [Cavalier of Dawn](/printing/cavalier-of-dawn-m20.md) — Creature — Elemental Knight
4. [Kardum, Patron of Flames](/printing/kardum-patron-of-flames-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
5. [Kuldotha Flamefiend](/printing/kuldotha-flamefiend-2xm.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Charging Strifeknight](/printing/charging-strifeknight-sos.md) — Creature — Spirit Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #125s
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Wesley Burt
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2019-07-12)* As Cavalier of Flame’s enters-the-battlefield ability resolves, you may choose to discard zero cards. You just won’t draw any cards.
- *(2019-07-12)* In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cavalier of Flame’s last ability causes the opposing team to be dealt X damage twice.