Steadfast Sentinel
Creature — Human Cleric
Vigilance
Eternalize 
(, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Human Cleric with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #27726
Steadfast Sentinel is a late-game reanimation engine stapled to a lifelinking body — the payoff is real, but four mana and needing to attack first means it operates at sorcery-plus speed. In Commander it earns its slot in dedicated reanimator or go-wide white decks; everywhere else, the cost-to-impact ratio is too slow to compete.
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 |
Steadfast Sentinel is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker. In Commander it fits best in white reanimator shells or life-gain decks that can protect a swinging creature long enough to trigger the exile ability. In Pauper it's a common-legal reanimation tool, though the format's removal density makes attacking with a four-drop a liability. In Modern and Pioneer the competition at four mana is stiff enough that Steadfast Sentinel won't see competitive play, and Legacy and Vintage simply don't have room for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Steadfast Sentinel is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box without thinking twice. There's no meaningful price upside here; it's a niche role-player in a color that has plenty of reanimation options at every price point.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.