---
name: "Keldon Halberdier"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Suspend"]
set: "IMA"
set_name: "Iconic Masters"
collector_number: "135"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "a1472a2d-e6f7-4d65-8bb2-4ecfae2d2764"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/keldon-halberdier-ima"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Keldon Halberdier
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/1
- **Keywords:** First strike, Suspend

## Oracle Text
First strike
Suspend 4—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Odric, Master Tactician](/printing/odric-master-tactician-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate](/printing/alesha-who-laughs-at-fate-fdn.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Alesha, Who Smiles at Death](/printing/alesha-who-smiles-at-death-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Knight of the White Orchid](/printing/knight-of-the-white-orchid-c21.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Ghor-Clan Bloodscale](/printing/ghor-clan-bloodscale-gpt.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
6. [Alena, Kessig Trapper](/printing/alena-kessig-trapper-cmr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Iconic Masters (IMA) #135
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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