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Stuffy Doll

Artifact Creature — Construct

Indestructible
As this creature enters, choose a player.
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to the chosen player.
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to itself.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{5}
Color identity
C
Rarity
rare
Set
Time Spiral Remastered
Price
$4.68
EDHREC rank
#2239
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Stuffy Doll card art
Stuffy Doll redirects every point of damage it takes to a chosen opponent, turning board stalls and burn spells into a slow-motion clock — and with Pariah's Shield equipped, it becomes a near-unkillable damage sponge that punishes the entire table for swinging. The six-mana cost is real, but Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought decks absorb that cost effortlessly and put Stuffy Doll to work immediately.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought

Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought

82.0% of decks · synergy 0.78

Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought deals damage to its controller in chunks, and Stuffy Doll is the premier target to absorb those hits and funnel them straight at an opponent — 82% of Dawnsire lists run it for exactly this engine.

02
Piru, the Volatile

Piru, the Volatile

56.9% of decks · synergy 0.56

Piru, the Volatile's death trigger hits every non-legendary creature and pings each opponent, but Stuffy Doll survives the sweep and redirects any incidental damage it eats right back at the opponent you named on entry.

03
Ashling the Pilgrim

Ashling the Pilgrim

56.0% of decks · synergy 0.52

Ashling the Pilgrim is built to explode and deal damage to everything on the board, and Stuffy Doll soaks those hits indestructibly while translating each ping into direct damage to a targeted player.

04
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy

Wayta, Trainer Prodigy

52.7% of decks · synergy 0.51

Wayta, Trainer Prodigy enables fights on demand, and Stuffy Doll is a prime instigator — it survives any fight it picks and passes every point of damage it receives straight to the chosen opponent.

05
Imodane, the Pyrohammer

Imodane, the Pyrohammer

42.2% of decks · synergy 0.39

Imodane, the Pyrohammer copies burn spells that target a single creature, and Stuffy Doll converts those doubled hits into doubled damage on an opponent, effectively turning any instant or sorcery into a two-for-one kill spell.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Stuffy Doll does its best work — three opponents means the damage redirection is always live, and the indestructible body makes it a reliable blocker that discourages attacks all game. In Legacy and Vintage it's theoretically legal but sees no meaningful play; six mana for a creature that doesn't win immediately is a non-starter in those formats. Modern has faster, cheaper ways to close games, so Stuffy Doll never found a home there either. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where a Stuffy Doll shell is conceivable, particularly with a burn-spell planeswalker, but the pool is small and the card remains a Commander staple first.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$4.68 cheap tier

At $4.68, Stuffy Doll sits at the low end of the cheap tier and is a straightforward pickup for any deck that wants it. The price has stayed stable over time given its niche-but-dedicated audience, so there's no reason to wait on acquiring one.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.