Stonewise Fortifier
Creature — Human Wizard
: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature by target creature this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #30778
Stonewise Fortifier is a two-mana 2/3 that lets you pay two mana to give a target creature +0/+3 until end of turn — defensive utility stapled to an underwhelming body. The rate is too slow and too narrow to justify a slot in nearly any constructed context.
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 |
Stonewise Fortifier is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 2/3 with a reactive activated ability competes against creatures that generate value, advance a combo, or dominate the board — Stonewise Fortifier does none of those things. In Pauper, where efficient commons actually matter, the defensive ceiling here is too low to displace purpose-built walls or creatures with relevant keywords. Across every format, this is the kind of card that fills a Limited deck and nothing else.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Stonewise Fortifier is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly what it is. There is no trajectory here; it holds a dime-box slot and nothing more.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.