Sisters of Stone Death
Legendary Creature — Gorgon
: Target creature blocks Sisters of Stone Death this turn if able.
: Exile target creature blocking or blocked by Sisters of Stone Death.
: Put a creature card exiled with Sisters of Stone Death onto the battlefield under your control.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $1.78
- EDHREC rank
- #16955
Sisters of Stone Death dominates a board the moment it resolves — exile anything that blocks or is blocked by it, then steal those creatures for three mana apiece. Seven mana is the real cost of admission, and at that price you need a deck that can protect it or win on the spot it connects.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer cares about snakes and deathtouch synergies, and Sisters of Stone Death slots in as a high-end threat that eats attackers and converts them into permanents you control — exactly the kind of value engine a snake-tribal shell wants at the top of its curve.
Damia, Sage of Stone
Damia, Sage of Stone runs Sultai goodstuff with a refill engine, and Sisters of Stone Death fills the role of a late-game inevitability piece that answers threats and grows your board at the same time — Damia refills your hand after deploying it, keeping the engine moving.
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 |
Commander is where Sisters of Stone Death actually sees play — it's a seven-mana bomb that demands an answer or wins the combat step indefinitely, and the singleton format's slower clock gives it room to exist. In Legacy and Vintage, seven mana is simply too much; those formats end before Sisters of Stone Death ever untaps. Oathbreaker is technically legal but shares the same problem: the format tends to be faster than a seven-drop warrants.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.78 cheap tier
At $1.78, Sisters of Stone Death is cheap for what it does — a mythic-level effect at a budget price, likely because the seven-mana cost keeps it off most competitive lists. That price is stable; casual demand is consistent but not spiking.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.