Cori Mountain Stalwart
Creature — Human Monk
Flurry — Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, this creature deals 2 damage to each opponent and you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #15309
Cori Mountain Stalwart puts a 3/3 with first strike and vigilance on the board for three mana — the stats are real, and the aggressive rate demands an answer. The Archimandrite unlocks its full ceiling, but even outside that shell it pulls its weight as a threat that attacks and blocks without choosing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Archimandrite
The Archimandrite rewards running a wide spread of creature types, and Cori Mountain Stalwart slots in as a Monk with a built-in combat package that keeps pressure on while The Archimandrite's engine builds resources.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Cori Mountain Stalwart is a role-player rather than a headliner — first strike and vigilance matter most in combat-focused or go-wide builds where it can trade up and still defend on the crack-back. Standard and Pioneer can use it as an efficient three-drop in aggressive white strategies, though it competes in a crowded slot. Modern and Legacy move too fast for a vanilla-ish 3/3 to matter outside narrow tribal or synergy contexts. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in that synergy with the signature spell is what determines whether it earns a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Cori Mountain Stalwart is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Bulk rares and uncommons at this price point rarely climb unless a combo or dominant deck adopts them, so pick it up for the synergy, not the speculation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.