Stoic Builder
Shadows over Innistrad 231 • common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 231
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
When this creature enters, you may return target land card from your graveyard to your hand.
Some have returned to Hollowhenge, the ruins of Avabruck, to restore the lost capital of Kessig.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Stoic Builder was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad set for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support the set's graveyard-centric mechanics, specifically the delirium keyword, which rewards players for having different card types in their graveyard. By allowing players to return a land card from their graveyard to their hand, it serves as a utility creature meant to smooth out resource management during the mid-game phase.
The artwork was illustrated by Ryan Yee, who has contributed extensively to the Magic: The Gathering card pool. His design for the Stoic Builder captures the grim, gothic horror aesthetic of the Innistrad plane, portraying a resilient laborer amidst a crumbling environment. Upon its release, the card was primarily utilized in Limited formats, where its ability to recover lands provided consistent value in slower, grind-oriented deck strategies.
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