Skyknight Legionnaire from 'Gatecrash' is a Boros staple (Photos)

Featured in both the "Rally and Rout" event deck and the "Boros Battalion" intro pack, Skyknight Legionnaire is a gold Boros cards from Wizards of the Coast's latest expert "Magic: The Gathering" expansion set "Gatecrash."

Skyknight Legionnaire - 1RW
Creature - Human Knight (Common)
Flying, haste

Millenium Platform, once a monument to peace, was quickly seized by the skyknights for its strategic aerial location.
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Originally printed in "Ravnica: City of Guilds," Skyknight Legionnaire also appeared as a promotional Arena League foil and a Boros guild staple.

As a Human Truefire Paladin will grow Champion of the Parish, making it a cheap and attractive option to run in your constructed Human-based tribal deck thanks to its rarity as a common.

Thanks to haste Skynight Legionnaire can help enable your battalion creatures like Firefist Striker or Firemane Avenger. It's not nearly as sexy compared to Spark Trooper in a constructed deck, however Skyknight Legionnaire will stick around for more than just one turn.

One way to make Skyknight Legionnaire deadlier is in combination with Balefire Liege from "Eventide" in a Modern or Commander deck.

How will you use Skyknight Legionnaire?

Related: Complete "Gatecrash" spoiler card lists revealed

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