Nahiri's Stoneblades
Instant
Up to two target creatures each get +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #24468
Nahiri's Stoneblades hits the board as two 1/1 Equipment tokens that can be crewed into a 3/1 double striker — the damage output is real, especially in combat-focused or Equipment-matters builds. The cost is that it does nothing alone: no standalone threat, no evasion, and the payoff requires attacking, which means your opponents see it coming.
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 |
In Commander, Nahiri's Stoneblades earns its slot exclusively in Equipment-tribal decks — outside that context, two 1/1 tokens for three mana is too slow to matter. In Pauper, where the card is legal, it's an interesting double-strike enabler in aggressive white strategies, though the setup requirement limits its ceiling in that format's tempo games. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage have no shell that wants this effect at this rate — the card simply isn't competing with the speed or raw power those formats demand.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Nahiri's Stoneblades is deep bulk — pick it up for pennies if you're building an Equipment deck and don't expect the price to move. Bulk rares in narrow tribal slots don't appreciate without a breakout commander or competitive spike, neither of which is on the horizon here.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.