Stone Retrieval Unit
Artifact Creature — Construct
When this creature enters, create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with "
: Add 
. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #18138
Stone Retrieval Unit enters as a 3/3 for four mana and returns an artifact from your graveyard to your hand — a body plus a recursive payoff stapled together. The rate isn't exciting, but pairing it with Nim Deathmantle or any sacrifice loop makes that ETB trigger a repeatable engine rather than a one-shot.
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 |
Commander is where Stone Retrieval Unit earns its slot, specifically in artifact-heavy decks that want repeated graveyard access without dedicating dedicated recursion spells. In Pauper it's legal and the creature-plus-value package is genuinely competitive at common, though the four-mana ask is steep in a format that demands efficiency. Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer are all legal on paper, but Stone Retrieval Unit doesn't come close to the power threshold those formats demand — it's outclassed by cheaper, more explosive artifact recursion at every turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Nim DeathmantleKrark-Clan IronworksStone Retrieval Unit
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Stone Retrieval Unit is deep bulk — pick it out of a commons box, not a singles order. Bulk common prices don't move, so there's no reason to think twice about the cost: if the effect fits your deck, it costs nothing to find out.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.