---
name: "Burdened Stoneback"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Giant Warrior"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "8a5e17a0-6f3c-49ed-b328-ed90a46ed6c5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/burdened-stoneback-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Burdened Stoneback
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it.
{1}{W}, Remove a counter from this creature: Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. If its toughness is 0 or less, it still dies.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Withstand Death](/printing/withstand-death-som.md) — Instant
2. [Drudge Sentinel](/printing/drudge-sentinel-plst.md) — Creature — Skeleton Warrior
3. [Oblivion's Hunger](/printing/oblivions-hunger-znr.md) — Instant
4. [Valorous Stance](/printing/valorous-stance-inr.md) — Instant
5. [Adamant Will](/printing/adamant-will-fdn.md) — Instant
6. [Seasoned Hallowblade](/printing/seasoned-hallowblade-m21.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #8
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`