White Orchid Phantom: Ethereal Tempo Knight
White Orchid Phantom is a Rare Spirit Knight from Modern Horizons 3 that brings tempo and control to a wide range of builds. It features Flying and First Strike, letting it trade efficiently while pressuring the air. When it enters the battlefield, you may destroy up to one target nonbasic land, and its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
In practical terms the Phantom serves as a reliable early threat that can blunt nonbasic strategies and smooth your mana curve. The flavor evokes a spectral knight patrolling the fields, thinning the land to favor your next sequence of spells. With a sturdy 2/2 body, it remains relevant against early plays and supports both control and tempo plans by combining disruption with mana fixing in a single package.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: {W}{W}
- Card Type: Creature Spirit Knight
- Subtypes: Spirit Knight
- Card Text (Printed): Flying, first strike. When White Orchid Phantom enters the battlefield, destroy up to one target nonbasic land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
- Power / Toughness: 2/2
