---
name: "Gavony Ironwright"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Fateful hour"]
set: "DKA"
set_name: "Dark Ascension"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "99a4f104-c358-442a-8273-6fe94286edb5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gavony-ironwright-dka"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gavony Ironwright
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Fateful hour

## Oracle Text
Fateful hour — As long as you have 5 or less life, other creatures you control get +1/+4.

> *"I wish my work could shelter everyone, yet I pray we are never so few that it does."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thraben Doomsayer](/printing/thraben-doomsayer-dka.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Village Survivors](/printing/village-survivors-dka.md) — Creature — Human
3. [Break of Day](/printing/break-of-day-dka.md) — Instant
4. [Nykthos Paragon](/printing/nykthos-paragon-mh2.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Opal Avenger](/printing/opal-avenger-ulg.md) — Enchantment
6. [Gavony Silversmith](/printing/gavony-silversmith-dbl.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dark Ascension (DKA) #9
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`