Sandstone Warrior
Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #30297
Sandstone Warrior trades up on blocks — first strike plus a pump ability means it kills larger attackers while surviving — but a 1/3 body for three mana is simply too inefficient to justify a roster slot in most contexts. The bar for three-mana creatures is high, and Sandstone Warrior doesn't clear it.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sandstone Warrior sees essentially no competitive play across any format where it's legal. In Commander, a 1/3 for three with a mana-sink combat trick doesn't move the needle — the format's power baseline demands creatures that do something proactive, and a defensive speed bump doesn't qualify. Pauper is the one format where cheap, efficient commons matter most, but even there the slot goes to creatures with immediate or repeatable impact. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Sandstone Warrior is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and little else. That price accurately reflects demand, and there's no plausible case for it rising.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.