---
name: "Knight of the White Orchid"
mana_cost: "{W}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "DDG"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "7d0efc64-151f-45b4-8c0b-c32609f9d862"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/knight-of-the-white-orchid-ddg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
First strike
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

> *Both guide and guard on open plain.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [White Orchid Phantom](/printing/white-orchid-phantom-pmh3.md) — Creature — Spirit Knight
2. [Thalia's Lancers](/printing/thalias-lancers-plst.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Swordsworn Cavalier](/printing/swordsworn-cavalier-mom.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Attended Knight](/printing/attended-knight-m13.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Scholar of New Horizons](/printing/scholar-of-new-horizons-sld.md) — Creature — Human Scout
6. [Verge Rangers](/printing/verge-rangers-c20.md) — Creature — Human Scout Ranger

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) #6
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 75 across all historical editions

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