Advanced Stitchwing
Creature — Zombie Horror
Flying
, Discard two cards: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Game Night
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #20965
Advanced Stitchwing is a 3/4 flying zombie that comes back from the graveyard repeatedly — the catch is that returning it costs two blue mana and discarding two cards, which is a steep ask for a body that doesn't immediately affect the board. In graveyard-matters decks that want to fill the bin and recur creatures on a loop, that cost is a feature; everywhere else, it's a dealbreaker.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Advanced Stitchwing sees virtually no play in competitive formats — Modern, Legacy, and Vintage have far more efficient recursive threats, and Pioneer zombie builds prefer cheaper, more impactful options. Pauper is where it's most plausible on rate, as a 3/4 flyer with built-in recursion is a reasonable threat at common, though the discard cost still demands a dedicated shell to make it worthwhile. Commander is its real home: decks helmed by zombie tribal or Dimir graveyard commanders can exploit the discard-two activation to fuel delve, madness, or threshold effects while keeping a recurable blocker in the air.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Advanced Stitchwing is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy singles. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is abundant; don't expect movement in either direction.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.