Stonehorn Chanter
Creature — Rhino Cleric
: This creature gains vigilance and lifelink until end of turn. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap. Damage dealt by it also causes you to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30275
Stonehorn Chanter puts a 4/4 body on the board and locks opponents out of targeting it with spells or abilities — but you're paying seven mana for that package, which is too slow for most tables. Hexproof on a vanilla-stat creature at that cost simply doesn't clear the bar when seven mana can end games elsewhere.
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 |
In Commander, Stonehorn Chanter occupies an awkward spot: seven mana is the range where decks expect to be closing out games, not deploying a 4/4 with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no immediate board impact. Hexproof protects it from spot removal, but Commander's threat density means a do-nothing body draws blank stares rather than fear. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, the converted mana cost disqualifies it entirely — no competitive shell wants a seven-drop that doesn't immediately affect the board state. Oathbreaker shares Commander's pace concerns at compressed game lengths, making Stonehorn Chanter a poor fit there too.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Stonehorn Chanter is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills out a binder page without ever being sought out. Don't expect that price to move; demand isn't there to push it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.