Stromgald Cabal
Creature — Human Knight
, Pay 1 life: Counter target white spell.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Price
- $0.53
- EDHREC rank
- #19614
Stromgald Cabal shuts off all white spells on the board for three black mana per activation — a repeatable, on-demand color hoser that can lock a white-heavy player out of the game entirely. The cost is steep: you need black mana open every time an opponent casts anything white, and the 2/2 body is trivially removed.
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 |
In Commander, Stromgald Cabal is a targeted hate piece for tables where one or more players are leaning on white for wraths, removal, or lifegain — it does nothing against non-white decks, so it earns its slot only when you know the meta. Legacy is the only other competitive format where it's legal, but dedicated color hosers rarely make the cut when unconditional interaction exists. Vintage is technically an option but the card has no business being there. If you're running Stromgald Cabal, Commander is the correct and essentially only home.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.53 bulk tier
At $0.53, Stromgald Cabal is firmly bulk — you're picking it up as a cheap meta call, not a staple. It's too narrow to hold or gain value; buy it if you need it, ignore it if your table runs little white.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.