Sunhome Stalwart
Creature — Human Soldier
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #20742
Sunhome Stalwart enters as a 2/2 first strike, pumps a target creature you control +1/+1 until end of turn on arrival, and mentors — all for two mana. It's a solid aggressive two-drop in creature-dense white or Boros decks, but outside of mentor synergy it's too underpowered for most Commander tables.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sunhome Stalwart only pulls its weight in dedicated mentor or go-wide aggressive builds — think Aurelia, the Warleader or Feather, the Redeemed lists that want cheap, synergistic bodies. Competitive and even mid-power tables will outpace a 2/2 quickly, so it's a niche include at best. In Modern and Pioneer it never cracked rotation meaningfully, squeezed out by more impactful two-drops in aggressive white strategies. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it. Sunhome Stalwart is fundamentally a Limited card that occasionally earns a slot in creature-focused Commander brews chasing the mentor mechanic.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Sunhome Stalwart is deep bulk — you're picking this out of a commons box, not a singles order. It holds no monetary value and won't appreciate; grab it if you need it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.