Goldmeadow Stalwart
Creature — Kithkin Soldier
As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal a Kithkin card from your hand or pay 
.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #24040
Goldmeadow Stalwart is a one-mana 2/2 — the floor for aggressive Kithkin strategies — but the reveal cost means it's dead weight outside a deck built to satisfy it. Run it only if your list is dense with Kithkin; otherwise a vanilla 2/2 for W is not worth the slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Legacy and Vintage, Goldmeadow Stalwart is outclassed — one-mana 2/2s need to do more than exist, and tribal Kithkin has never been a serious player in either format. Modern is its natural ceiling: Kithkin tribal is fringe but functional, and Stalwart is one of the few creatures in the tribe that delivers a relevant body on turn one when the reveal condition is met. In Commander, Goldmeadow Stalwart fits narrowly into Kithkin tribal builds helmed by commanders like Rhys the Redeemed or Amrou Scout strategies, where the tribe density is high enough to make the reveal trivial — outside that context, it simply doesn't compete with the card quality available at one mana.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Goldmeadow Stalwart is bulk, and it will stay there — tribal staples at this price point only spike if the tribe breaks into competitive relevance, and Kithkin shows no signs of that. Pick it up freely for the cost of a sleeve.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.