Stronghold Zeppelin
Creature — Human
Flying
This creature can block only creatures with flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Nemesis
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #30821
Stronghold Zeppelin enters the battlefield with a 4/4 body and flying for five mana — passable stats, no text beyond that. It's a vanilla beater in a format where five mana buys you triggered abilities, ETB value, and combo pieces, so it doesn't make the cut in competitive lists.
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 |
Stronghold Zeppelin is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different conversations. In Commander, a 4/4 flyer for five with no other text competes against a deep pool of five-drops that generate immediate value — it loses that fight decisively. Legacy and Vintage are too efficient for a vanilla 4/4 to see any play. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: five mana needs to do more than put a body in the air.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Stronghold Zeppelin is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly what the card does. Don't expect movement; vanilla creatures without historical tournament play have no price floor beyond the cost of cardboard.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.