---
name: "Western Paladin"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "173★"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "d2cbdbf9-9b08-419e-bb3e-482972d58e74"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/western-paladin-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Western Paladin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
{B}{B}, {T}: Destroy target white creature.

> *"Expect nothing but scorn, flattery, and lies. And never turn your back on him."
—Northern paladin*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Eastern Paladin](/printing/eastern-paladin-7ed.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
2. [Phyrexian Bloodstock](/printing/phyrexian-bloodstock-pls.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
3. [Northern Paladin](/printing/northern-paladin-ced.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Marauding Knight](/printing/marauding-knight-inv.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
5. [Plaguebearer](/printing/plaguebearer-exo.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Execute](/printing/execute-ody.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #173★
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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