Cavalier of Dawn is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Vigilance When this creature enters, destroy up to one target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature token. When this creature dies, return target artifact or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.
How it works : Cavalier of Dawn
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You may put this creature’s enters ability onto the stack without choosing any target. It will resolve with no effect. However, if you do choose a target and the target permanent is an illegal target by the time that ability tries to resolve, the ability won’t resolve. No player will create a Golem token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller will create a Golem token.
Card named in this ruling
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Knights' Charge + Cavalier of Dawn + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing each Knight you control, adding
for each Knight. - 2When you sacrifice Cavalier of Dawn, its second ability triggers, returning Knights' Charge from your graveyard to your hand.
- 3Cast Knights' Charge by paying
. - 4Activate Knights' Charge by paying
and sacrificing it, returning all Knights from your graveyard to the battlefield. - 5Repeat.
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#2
Karmic Guide + Cavalier of Dawn + Animate Dead + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Animate Dead by paying , targeting Karmic Guide in your graveyard.
- 2Animate Dead triggers, returning Karmic Guide to the battlefield.
- 3Karmic Guide triggers, returning Cavalier of Dawn from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4When Cavalier of Dawn enters, it triggers itself, targeting nothing.
- 5Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding .
- 6Animate Dead is put into your graveyard as a state-based action.
- 7Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cavalier of Dawn, adding .
- 8Cavalier of Dawn's last ability triggers, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
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#3
Cavalier of Dawn + Infinite Reflection + Ornithopter
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Ornithopter by paying
. - 2Ornithopter enters the battlefield as a copy of Cavalier of Dawn.
- 3Copy of Cavalier of Dawn enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, destroying itself and creating you a 3/3 Golem token.
- 4Copy of Cavalier of Dawn dies, triggering itself, returning Ornithopter from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Cavalier of Dawn + Jeskai Ascendancy + Lotus Petal
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Cavalier of Dawn.
- 2Cavalier of Dawn enters, destroying itself and creating a 3/3 Golem.
- 3Cavalier of Dawn triggers, returning Lotus Petal to your hand.
- 4Cast Lotus Petal.
- 5Jeskai Ascendancy triggers untapping your creatures and giving them +1/+1 until end of turn.
- 6You may draw a card, then discard a card.
- 7Sacrifice Lotus Petal to add one mana of any color.
- 8Repeat.
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#5
Cavalier of Dawn + Infinite Reflection + Hangarback Walker
Infinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Hangarback Walker by paying .
- 2Hangarback Walker enters the battlefield as a copy of Cavalier of Dawn.
- 3Copy of Cavalier of Dawn enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, destroying itself and creating you a 3/3 Golem token.
- 4Copy of Cavalier of Dawn dies, triggering itself, returning Hangarback Walker from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Cavalier of Dawn + Infinite Reflection + Stonecoil Serpent
Infinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Stonecoil Serpent by paying .
- 2Stonecoil Serpent enters the battlefield as a copy of Cavalier of Dawn.
- 3Copy of Cavalier of Dawn enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, destroying itself and creating you a 3/3 Golem token.
- 4Copy of Cavalier of Dawn dies, triggering itself, returning Stonecoil Serpent from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Cavalier of Dawn + Infinite Reflection + March of the Machines + Chrome Mox
Infinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Chrome Mox by paying .
- 2Chrome Mox enters the battlefield as a copy of Cavalier of Dawn.
- 3Copy of Cavalier of Dawn enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, destroying itself and creating you a 3/3 Golem token.
- 4Copy of Cavalier of Dawn dies, triggering itself, returning Chrome Mox from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
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#8
Cavalier of Dawn + Infinite Reflection + March of the Machines + Welding Jar
Infinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Welding Jar by paying .
- 2Welding Jar enters the battlefield as a copy of Cavalier of Dawn.
- 3Copy of Cavalier of Dawn enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, destroying itself and creating you a 3/3 Golem token.
- 4Copy of Cavalier of Dawn dies, triggering itself, returning Welding Jar from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
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