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Knight of the White Orchid

Card Name

Knight of the White Orchid

Mana Cost

Type

Creature – Human Knight

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

First strikeWhen Knight of the White Orchid comes into play, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it into play, then shuffle your library.

Flavor Text

Both guide and guard on open plain.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(10/1/2008)
Knight of the White Orchid's triggered ability has an "intervening 'if' clause." That means (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless any one of your opponents controls more lands than you, and (2) the ability will do nothing if you control at least as many lands as each of your opponents by the time it resolves.
(6/22/2015)
The Plains you search for doesn't have to be basic. For example, you could put a Sacred Foundry onto the battlefield.