Stern Mentor
Creature — Human Wizard
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as this creature is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "
: Target player mills two cards."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #27344
Stern Mentor mills two cards from target player on tap — relevant in self-mill and forced-mill strategies, irrelevant everywhere else. It's a 2/2 with no evasion and a payoff that barely registers at two cards per activation, so it earns a slot only when the deck is built specifically around the graveyard.
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 the only format where Stern Mentor sees any real play, and even there it's a niche role-player rather than a staple — dedicated mill or self-mill commanders like Phenax, God of Deception or Traumatize-style graveyard decks are the only shells that want it. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but effectively invisible; both formats move too fast for a 2/2 with a tap ability to matter. Modern has stronger, cheaper mill payoffs at every step, so Stern Mentor doesn't compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Stern Mentor is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the effect. That price is stable because demand is low and copies are plentiful, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.