---
name: "Knight of Dawn"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "26"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "51262155-f1be-45a8-a21f-94e920a93e55"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/knight-of-dawn-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Knight of Dawn
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
{W}{W}: This creature gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Order of the White Shield](/printing/order-of-the-white-shield-me2.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [White Knight](/printing/white-knight-prm.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Silver Knight](/printing/silver-knight-ddg.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Order of Leitbur](/printing/order-of-leitbur-fem.md) — Creature — Human Cleric Knight
5. [Knight of Stromgald](/printing/knight-of-stromgald-ice.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Knight of Dawn's Light](/printing/knight-of-dawns-light-dmu.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest (TMP) #26
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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