The Knight of Stromgald from Magic: The Gathering's 1997 World Championship Decks set. This Uncommon black creature card features abilities including protection from white and flexible combat options.
1997 • Magic: The Gathering • World Championship Decks 1997
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Knight of Stromgald
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Uncommon
Mark Poole
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English
{B}{B}
Creature — Human Knight
2 / 1
B
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Protection from white {B}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn. {B}{B}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Kjeldorans should rule supreme, and to the rest, death!" —Avram Garrisson, Leader of the Knights of Stromgald
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