Stromkirk Mentor
Creature — Vampire Soldier
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on another target Vampire you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #24664
Stromkirk Mentor enters and immediately puts a +1/+1 counter on each other Vampire you control, then keeps the engine running by countering any Vampire that deals combat damage to a player. That's a lot of permanent board growth for three mana, and it's why Vampire tribal decks run it without question.
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 |
Commander is where Stromkirk Mentor earns its slot — Vampire tribal decks have critical mass here, and the enter-the-battlefield counter distribution turns a medium board into a threatening one immediately. In Pauper it's legal and could see fringe play in Vampire aggro lists that want snowballing creatures, though the format lacks the density of synergy pieces that make it truly dangerous. Modern and Pioneer have faster, more redundant Vampire packages, and Stromkirk Mentor is too slow and too reliant on a developed board to compete with the speed those formats demand. Legacy and Vintage have no interest.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Stromkirk Mentor is pure bulk — no financial consideration required when building around it. Bulk rares rarely climb unless a format-warping Vampire commander arrives to spike demand, so buy the copies you need now and don't think twice.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.