---
name: "Knights of the Black Rose"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "MOC"
set_name: "March of the Machine Commander"
collector_number: "332"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "9dbfa01b-ce7e-4dd1-9257-0c89b831f477"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/knights-of-the-black-rose-moc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Knights of the Black Rose
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
Whenever an opponent becomes the monarch, if you were the monarch as the turn began, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

> *「正統なる女王陛下万歳！御代の永からんことを！」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Marchesa's Decree](/printing/marchesas-decree-plst.md) — Enchantment
2. [Court of Ambition](/printing/court-of-ambition-plst.md) — Enchantment
3. [Garland, Royal Kidnapper](/printing/garland-royal-kidnapper-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
4. [Palace Jailer](/printing/palace-jailer-ltc.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Palace Sentinels](/printing/palace-sentinels-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Court of Embereth](/printing/court-of-embereth-woc.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #332
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`