Acclaimed Contender

Description

The Acclaimed Contender foil promo card, designated as card number 1s in the 2019 Throne of Eldraine Promos set, serves as a distinct piece of Magic: The Gathering history. Illustrated by David Gaillet, this foil variant features the creature as a Human Knight with a mana cost of {2}{W} and a power/toughness of 3/3. As a rare promotional release, it offers collectors a specific finish that distinguishes it from standard printings within the game's extensive card catalog. In gameplay, Acclaimed Contender functions as a white one-color creature with a mana value of 3. Its primary ability triggers upon entering the battlefield: if you control another Knight, you may look at the top five cards of your library. You can then reveal a Knight, Aura, Equipment, or legendary artifact card from among those cards and add it to your hand, placing the remaining cards back on the bottom of your library in a random order. This mechanic rewards deck construction that prioritizes the Knight tribal archetype, providing card advantage through targeted selection rather than random draws. Collectors of Magic: The Gathering often target promotional cards to complete set-specific collections or to acquire unique finishes like the foil treatment found on this 1s variant.