---
name: "Fiendslayer Paladin"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "First strike"]
set: "E01"
set_name: "Archenemy: Nicol Bolas"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wesley Burt"
oracle_id: "3eb02993-b2fc-4185-aa67-08c8f133ce42"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fiendslayer-paladin-e01"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Fiendslayer Paladin
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
This creature can't be the target of black or red spells your opponents control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lightwielder Paladin](/printing/lightwielder-paladin-e01.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Paladin en-Vec](/printing/paladin-en-vec-tpr.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Knight of Meadowgrain](/printing/knight-of-meadowgrain-ddg.md) — Creature — Kithkin Knight
4. [White Knight](/printing/white-knight-ddg.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Dawnstrike Paladin](/printing/dawnstrike-paladin-ddl.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Inspiring Paladin](/printing/inspiring-paladin-fdn.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #8
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wesley Burt

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2013-07-01)* Fiendslayer Paladin can be affected by black or red spells that don't target it. For example, a red spell that "deals 3 damage to each creature" would deal damage to Fiendslayer Paladin.