Stoneforge Acolyte
Creature — Kor Artificer Ally
Cohort — 
, Tap an untapped Ally you control: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal an Equipment card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22460
Stoneforge Acolyte digs up any Equipment from your library at the cost of tapping and having another Ally on board — a tribal condition that's trivially met in the right shells. Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms and Sokka and Suki are the commanders that make that condition feel like no cost at all.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sokka and Suki
Sokka and Suki runs a critical mass of Ally creatures, so Stoneforge Acolyte's tap ability is live from turn two onward — it becomes a repeatable Equipment tutor that finds whatever weapon the board state demands.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Stoneforge Acolyte is a Commander card through and through — the Ally tribal condition is too narrow to compete in Legacy or Modern, where Stoneforge Mystic tutors and cheats Equipment into play for the same mana without needing a friend. In Pioneer and Vintage it's equally unplayable outside a dedicated Ally theme, and no competitive shell there wants a tutor this conditional. Commander is where Stoneforge Acolyte earns its slot: singleton format means every Equipment tutor matters, and Ally-tribal decks supply the required board presence naturally.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the RealmsDefiler of FaithPhyrexian AltarOndu ClericStoneforge Acolyte
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Sigil of the New DawnDefiler of FaithPhyrexian AltarOndu ClericStoneforge Acolyte
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Stoneforge Acolyte is pure bulk — the price of a throwaway common with none of the demand. It's stable there; niche tribal utility in a single format doesn't create meaningful price pressure.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.