Stony Strength
Instant
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Untap that creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #13026
Stony Strength puts a +1/+1 counter on a creature and untaps it for one green mana — that's a combat trick, a counter synergy trigger, and a tap-outlet activator all on one card. It's narrow enough that only specific decks want it, but in those decks it does real work.
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 |
In Commander, Stony Strength is a role-player, not a staple — it earns a slot in dedicated +1/+1 counter builds where the untap doubles as an outlet for tap-based abilities like Experiment Kraj or Rishkar, Peema Renegade's mana dorks. In Pauper, it's more relevant because the card pool is shallow enough that a one-mana instant that both adds a counter and untaps fits meaningfully into creature-combat strategies. Modern, Legacy, and Vintage have no interest — Stony Strength simply doesn't do enough for formats where the bar for one-mana spells is set by cantrips and free interaction. Pioneer sits in the same camp: the effect is real but the competition is too stiff without a dedicated synergy engine propping it up.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Stony Strength is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a commons box rather than order. It's unlikely to move in either direction; narrow utility cards at this price point stay there unless a new combo piece pushes them into demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.