Stonybrook Banneret
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Merfolk spells and Wizard spells you cast cost 
less to cast.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.53
- EDHREC rank
- #3032
Stonybrook Banneret makes every Merfolk and Wizard you cast cost one generic less, and it does that from a 1/1 body for two mana that hits the board on turn two. In Hakbal of the Surging Soul decks, that discount chains into faster curve-outs that let you flood the board and trigger Hakbal's explore effects several turns ahead of schedule.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
Hakbal of the Surging Soul runs Stonybrook Banneret in nearly 89% of lists because shaving a mana off every Merfolk makes the difference between playing two threats a turn and playing one — and Hakbal rewards that volume with explore triggers and counters that snowball fast.
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca wants as many Merfolk on the board as early as possible to activate its tap abilities, and Stonybrook Banneret accelerates that count by letting Kumena decks curve out aggressively from turn two onward.
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Azami, Lady of Scrolls cares about Wizards on the board to tap for card draw, and Stonybrook Banneret cuts the cost on virtually every creature in the deck — more Wizards earlier means Azami's draw engine comes online a full turn or two sooner.
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist triggers on Wizards entering and pays one mana to copy them, so Stonybrook Banneret's cost reduction directly stretches the mana budget that lets Inalla decks both play and immediately copy their Wizards in the same turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Stonybrook Banneret is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — but Commander is the only format where it earns a serious look. In Pauper it's theoretically castable but Merfolk tribal there runs tighter, more aggressive lists that prefer lords with evasion over a 1/1 cost-reducer with no board impact. In Legacy and Vintage, Merfolk is a real archetype, but the format's velocity makes a two-mana 1/1 that doesn't apply pressure or counter anything close to unplayable. Commander is where the card lives: long games, high creature counts, and tribal synergy that rewards exactly the kind of incremental advantage Stonybrook Banneret provides every turn.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.53 bulk tier
At $0.53, Stonybrook Banneret sits firmly in bulk territory — it's an auto-include pickup that costs less than a sleeve. Given its 89% inclusion rate in Hakbal of the Surging Soul decks and stable tribal demand, it's not going lower.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.