Stonehoof Chieftain
Creature — Centaur Warrior
Trample, indestructible
Whenever another creature you control attacks, it gains trample and indestructible until end of turn.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4702
Stonehoof Chieftain turns any combat into a one-sided blowout — trample and indestructible granted to every attacking creature means your board walks through blockers and laughs at sweepers triggered on damage. Eight mana is real, but Indominus Rex, Alpha decks treat that cost as a footnote when they're already cheating things into play.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Indominus Rex, Alpha
Indominus Rex, Alpha casts Stonehoof Chieftain for free off its enter-the-battlefield ability, and once it resolves, the Chieftain's blanket trample and indestructibility makes the resulting attack nearly impossible to survive.
Kona, Rescue Beastie
Kona, Rescue Beastie accelerates into big creatures fast, and Stonehoof Chieftain is the combat finisher that converts a board of large beasts into lethal damage — trample punches through any chump-block wall Kona's opponents assemble.
Mayael the Anima
Mayael the Anima cheats Stonehoof Chieftain directly onto the battlefield off its activation, and since the Chieftain qualifies at eight power, it's a reliable hit that immediately upgrades every other attacker on the table.
Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
Anzrag, the Quake-Mole forces opponents to block, and Stonehoof Chieftain's indestructibility plus trample ensures that forced blocking kills their creatures while yours survive — a clean answer to the one counterplay Anzrag decks fear most.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Stonehoof Chieftain lives — eight mana is paid for by green ramp, and the payoff of granting your entire attacking team trample and indestructibility is exactly the kind of one-card board state that ends games in a multiplayer format. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes on paper, but the eight-mana cost competes with format-defining threats that close games faster and more efficiently, so Stonehoof Chieftain sees essentially no play there. Oathbreaker allows it as well, though the tighter game length makes landing an eight-drop harder to justify.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Stonehoof Chieftain isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. Given its narrow competitive footprint and heavy Commander demand, it tends to sit in the budget-to-mid range — worth verifying if you're picking up a copy for an Indominus Rex, Alpha or Mayael the Anima build.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Indominus Rex, Alpha
- Kona, Rescue Beastie
- Mayael the Anima
- Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.