---
name: "Maximus, Knight Apparent"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "2449"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Ryan Valle"
oracle_id: "23f0d43c-f84d-48cf-8ee7-bfda6e0f7e29"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/maximus-knight-apparent-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Maximus, Knight Apparent
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
When Maximus enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card with mana value 2, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
{1}, Sacrifice an artifact: You get {E}{E} (two energy counters).

> *"It is a knight's duty to better this fallen world."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Armory Paladin](/printing/armory-paladin-pip.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Honored Knight-Captain](/printing/honored-knight-captain-eoe.md) — Creature — Human Advisor Knight
3. [Killmonger, Ruthless Usurper](/printing/killmonger-ruthless-usurper-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
4. [Rohirrim Chargers](/printing/rohirrim-chargers-ltc.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Soulstealer Axe](/printing/soulstealer-axe-ymid.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [General Traag, Heart of Stone](/printing/general-traag-heart-of-stone-tmt.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Elemental Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2449
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Ryan Valle

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