Sterling Keykeeper
Creature — Human Mercenary
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: Tap target non-Mount creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #23124
Sterling Keykeeper enters the battlefield and immediately replaces itself with a key token, giving you a mana rock and a 1/1 body on the same card. Two mana for that package is fine, but unremarkable — run it when your deck specifically rewards artifact tokens or key tokens, not as generic ramp.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sterling Keykeeper is a bulk-bin card in every competitive format — Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy all have better two-mana ramp and token generators by a wide margin. In Commander, the calculus shifts slightly if your deck has a reason to care about artifact tokens or specifically keys, such as a Vehicles or artifact-synergy build, but even then it sits on the fringe of the 99. Pauper is the one format where its floor improves modestly, since the artifact token has more surrounding support at common, but it still needs a dedicated shell to earn a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Sterling Keykeeper is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or tossing it in as a throw-in. Don't expect that price to move; it has no competitive demand and Commander interest is niche enough that a reprint would be irrelevant.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.