Kami of Old Stone
Creature — Spirit
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #20867
Kami of Old Stone is a 0/8 defender for three mana — a wall that stops early aggression cold but contributes nothing to your win condition. Unless your deck specifically rewards high-toughness creatures or needs a blocker that survives virtually everything, there are better ways to spend three mana.
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 Commander, Kami of Old Stone is fringe at best — pure defensive bodies without additional text rarely justify a slot in a 99-card deck, and a 0/8 that can't attack doesn't close games. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are all too fast and too interactive for a do-nothing wall to matter; aggressive strategies fold it into the floor on turn two and combo decks ignore it entirely. The card is legal in Oathbreaker but faces the same problem: a static blocker without upside isn't a threat any opponent needs to answer.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Kami of Old Stone isn't currently available, but as a bulk rare with virtually no competitive demand, it typically sits at or near $0.25. It's not a pickup unless you're specifically hunting defender-tribal pieces on a tight budget.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.