Stronghold Confessor
Creature — Human Cleric
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #25693
Stronghold Confessor is a one-mana 1/1 that can gain +1/+1 and menace until end of turn by paying one black mana and kicking it — serviceable stats on a budget, but the effect is too small and too temporary to matter at most tables. Unless you're building around kicker synergies specifically, there are stronger one-drops.
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 |
Stronghold Confessor is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it doesn't see meaningful play in any of them. In Pauper, where one-mana creatures need to either generate immediate value or threaten serious damage, a 1/1 that temporarily pumps itself doesn't clear the bar. In Commander, Stronghold Confessor is outclassed by essentially every other kicker-payoff creature — the format's longer games demand more durable impact than a temporary buff. The only context where it earns a slot is a dedicated kicker-matters deck, such as one helmed by Hallar, the Firefletcher, where each kicked spell translates directly into damage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Stronghold Confessor sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. It holds no financial value and won't gain any; pick it up only if a kicker synergy deck genuinely needs it.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.