Stand Together
Instant
Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature and two +1/+1 counters on another target creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #29326
Stand Together puts a +1/+1 counter on each of two target creatures — instant-speed, for three mana — and the impact scales hard with any counter-doubling or triggered synergies already on board. It's a solid role-player in dedicated counters builds, but too narrow and too slow for generalist protection or combat tricks.
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, Stand Together earns its slot specifically in dedicated +1/+1 counter decks where every counter placed triggers something — outside that context, three mana at instant speed for two counters is below rate for a 100-card singleton format that demands high-impact cards. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; neither format has a shell where distributing two counters across creatures at sorcery-adjacent speed competes with the raw power available. Modern is similarly legal but practically unplayed — Hardened Scales mirrors demand more aggressive counter generation than Stand Together provides. Oathbreaker is the one other format where it could see fringe play if the planeswalker and signature spell are built around counter synergies, but the same deckbuilding constraint applies: you need payoffs already in place for Stand Together to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Stand Together is deep bulk — you're paying essentially nothing for a card with a genuinely narrow use case. Price stability is likely; it won't spike without a major counter-synergy commander printing that makes two-for-one counter distribution worth a dedicated slot.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.