Knight

Knight is a creature type and class. The first knights, White Knight and Black Knight appeared in Alpha.

Description
Knights are highly trained combatants who are usually part of a formal army or cavalry, usually specializing in fighting on horseback with a sword or lance. Most knights, especially those aligned with white or black, are pledged to a single lord or order, though many black and most red knights are devoted only to themselves. First strike is the most common ability found among Knights. Some Knights have double strike, flanking, and protection, a few knights ride steeds with flying as well.

Some knights, called "paladins", channel mana in a way similar to Clerics. Paladin was originally a separate creature type from Knight, but the two were later combined under the latter. The subtypes Cavalry (Moorish Cavalry) and Crusader (only used for Aysen Crusader) were changed to Knight as well.

Throne of Eldraine features a heavy tribal themes around Knights. In that set, knights appear in all five colors, but they have the most tribal synergy in white, black and red. Some of the cards had been transferred from the abandoned small set in the proposed Dominaria block.

Knightly Organizations
Alara (Bant)
 * Knights of the Reliquary

Dominaria
 * Juniper Order
 * Knights of Kjeldor
 * Knights of Thorn
 * Order of Leitbur
 * Order of Stromgald
 * Order of the Ebon Hand
 * Order of the Steel Leaf
 * Schwartzritterein

Eldraine
 * The Order of the Talon. A sect of griffin-rider paladins from the court of Ardenvale.

Lorwyn
 * Knights of Meadowgrain
 * Order of the Golden Cricket

Phyrexia
 * Order of Yawgmoth

Ulgrotha
 * Serra Paladins

Notable Knights
• ;Alara (Bant)

• Rafiq

• ;Amonkhet

• Basri Ket

• ;Dominaria

• Adun Oakenshield

• Arvad

• Aryel

• Avram Garrison

• Danitha Capashen

• Gregor

• Haakon

• Jaeuhl Carthalion

• Josu Vess

• Jerrard

• Kwende

• Lacjsi

• The Lord of House Khone

• Márton Stromgald

• Sir Shandlar

• Sauruven Hellwald

• Sidar Jabari

• Sidar Kondo

• Telim'Tor

• Tivadar

• Varchild

• Xian

• Zaraya

• ;Eldraine

• Syr Alin

• Syr Carah

• Syr Elenora

• Syr Faren

• Syr Gwyn

• Syr Konrad

• ;Fiora

• Adriana Vallore

• Livio

• ;Kylem

• Sylvia Brightspear

• ;Innistrad

• Edgar Markov

• Olivia Voldaren

• ;Ixalan

• Elenda of Garrano

• Huatli

• Inti

• Vona of Iedo

• ;Lorwyn/Shadowmoor

• Nymris

• ;Ravnica

• Wrizfar Barkfeather

• ;Ulgrotha

• Ihsan

• ;Unknown

• Balan

• Elspeth Tirel

• Lena

• ;Other

• Syr Cadian, Knight Owl

• ;Non-canon

• Nadar, Selfless Paladin

Trivia

 * Opal Champion is an enchantment that can create a 3/3 white Knight with First Strike.
 * With Dub</c>, any creature can become a knight.
 * The silver-bordered Unsanctioned set features the mechanic Knightlifelink (Damage dealt by Knights you control also causes you to gain that much life.)
 * Rafiq of the Many</c> is the only Knight, despite the prevalence of Knights on Bant. Furthermore there are no  Knights.