---
name: "Steel Leaf Paladin"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Elf Knight"
colors: ["G", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "W"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "PLS"
set_name: "Planeshift"
collector_number: "127"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "15e0250e-a23b-499a-a8d2-24fc13084c28"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/steel-leaf-paladin-pls"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Steel Leaf Paladin
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
When this creature enters, return a green or white creature you control to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wilt-Leaf Liege](/printing/wilt-leaf-liege-mm2.md) — Creature — Elf Knight
2. [Inspiring Paladin](/printing/inspiring-paladin-fdn.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Steel Leaf Champion](/printing/steel-leaf-champion-pdom.md) — Creature — Elf Knight
4. [Lightwielder Paladin](/printing/lightwielder-paladin-m10.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Knight of Meadowgrain](/printing/knight-of-meadowgrain-lrw.md) — Creature — Kithkin Knight
6. [Fiendslayer Paladin](/printing/fiendslayer-paladin-m14.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeshift (PLS) #127
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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