MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #134

Heartstone

sth·#134·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. John Matson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$3.25+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.36 · low $3.06

NM$3.25

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.00–$3.43modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.36low $0.04range 8300.0%n 58

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,905 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$3.25

Gameplay

Artifact

Activated abilities of creatures cost {1} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

"Finding a true heartstone is even harder than finding a true heart." —Hanna

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2016-06-08wotc

Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.

2006-07-15wotc

Can’t reduce Snow mana costs.

2004-10-04wotc

It will never reduce any colored mana portion of an activation cost.

2004-10-04wotc

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.25. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $3.36 across 58 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STH — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #134 of *Stronghold*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1998 Stronghold release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,905 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Matson. Rarix catalogs 294 other cards credited to this artist.