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Hoverstone Pilgrim

Artifact Creature — Golem

Flying
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
{2}: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{5}
Color identity
C
Rarity
uncommon
Set
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#14444
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Hoverstone Pilgrim card art
Hoverstone Pilgrim locks every player's graveyard into the bottom of their library at end of turn — a continuous, on-board hate effect that requires no activation and no upkeep cost. The catch is a five-mana body that does nothing the turn it enters, which means it lives or dies by how much your table leans on the bin; in Grenzo, Dungeon Warden lists, where you're already engineering the bottom of your own library, that downside nearly disappears.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden

Grenzo, Dungeon Warden

46.1% of decks · synergy 0.45

Grenzo, Dungeon Warden activates off the bottom of your library, so Hoverstone Pilgrim's end-of-turn shuffle effect lets you reload that position with creatures you want to cheat into play — turning what looks like graveyard hate into a repeatable selection engine.

02
River Song

River Song

24.5% of decks · synergy 0.24

River Song rewards casting spells from the top of opponents' libraries and thrives when graveyards stay empty, making Hoverstone Pilgrim a natural fit that keeps opponents from stocking their yards while River Song picks off the top.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Hoverstone Pilgrim is legal across every major Constructed format but sees essentially zero play outside Commander — five mana for a passive effect is far too slow for Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, where graveyard hate needs to land on turn one or two to matter. In Oathbreaker the same problem applies; the format's faster clock makes a five-drop hate piece largely irrelevant by the time it resolves. Commander is where Hoverstone Pilgrim actually earns its slot, specifically in decks that weaponize library-bottom manipulation or want a resilient, no-activation graveyard shutdown that opponents can't simply pay to ignore.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Hoverstone Pilgrim is deep bulk — you're paying for a card sleeve, not the card. That price is stable; it's a narrow enough effect that no sudden spike is likely, but the Grenzo, Dungeon Warden adoption rate near 46% keeps it from being true landfill.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.