Dimir Cluestone
Artifact
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #10367
Dimir Cluestone taps for blue or black mana and replaces itself when you no longer need it — but three mana for a rock that enters tapped is a steep ask in a format where Arcane Signet costs two. Run it only if you've already filled every stronger slot and need the redundancy.
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 |
Dimir Cluestone is a Commander card through and through — the sacrifice-for-cards clause only matters in a 100-card singleton format where redundancy is scarce and card advantage compounds over a long game. In Pauper it's technically legal but competes with better common fixing. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana tapped rock under any circumstances. In Commander specifically, Dimir Cluestone sits at the bottom of the Dimir ramp hierarchy — fine in precons and early builds, but the first cut once you acquire Arcane Signet, Talisman of Dominance, or Thought Vessel.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Dimir Cluestone is pure bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. The price is stable because demand is low and supply is enormous, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.