Agent of Stromgald
Creature — Human Knight
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alliances
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #23326
Agent of Stromgald converts a black mana into a white mana for a single turn — a narrow effect that only matters when your deck actively needs to fake a color it doesn't run. The clearest home is Acererak the Archlich loops and similar black-based combos that need a splash of white activation without committing to dual lands.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Agent of Stromgald is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but realistically sees play in almost none of them. In Commander it occupies a hyper-specific slot: mono-black or black-heavy decks that need white mana for a single combo activation and would rather run a creature than a land. Legacy and Vintage have access to far cleaner color-fixing, so Agent of Stromgald doesn't register there. Pauper is its most plausible competitive home, but even there the effect is rarely worth a card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Acererak the ArchlichBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of BountyAgent of StromgaldUrza's Incubator
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon
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Acererak the ArchlichBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of BountyAgent of StromgaldSemblance Anvil
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon
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Acererak the ArchlichBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of BountyAgent of StromgaldPlanar Gate
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon
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Acererak the ArchlichBirgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of BountyAgent of StromgaldCentaur Omenreader
Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters; Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite lifeloss; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite ventures into the dungeon
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Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Agent of Stromgald is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable in the way only deeply unplayed cards are stable: no spike is coming, but it won't disappear from dollar bins either.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.