---
name: "Zhalfirin Commander"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flanking"]
set: "DDG"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Stuart Griffin"
oracle_id: "1053a778-da6a-4b8e-81fb-537a355d4bfe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/zhalfirin-commander-ddg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Zhalfirin Commander
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flanking

## Oracle Text
Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)
{1}{W}{W}: Target Knight creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

> *„Kommandieren ist wie ein Hochseilakt, bei dem man seine Gefolgsleute überzeugt, sie hätten festen Boden unter ihren Füßen."
—General Jabari*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Zhalfirin Knight](/printing/zhalfirin-knight-mir.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Knight of Valor](/printing/knight-of-valor-vis.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Zhalfirin Crusader](/printing/zhalfirin-crusader-vis.md) — Creature — Human Knight
4. [Benalish Cavalry](/printing/benalish-cavalry-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Cavalry Master](/printing/cavalry-master-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Femeref Knight](/printing/femeref-knight-mir.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) #13
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Stuart Griffin
- **Total Printings:** 21 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`