---
name: "Pillardrop Warden"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Spirit Dwarf"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Reach"]
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "112"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Antonio José Manzanedo"
oracle_id: "6ee2a7ba-a676-4d05-b214-7db52e41afe7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pillardrop-warden-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pillardrop Warden
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit Dwarf
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/5
- **Keywords:** Reach

## Oracle Text
Reach
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *Una statua gigantesca di un nano è pur sempre una statua gigantesca.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pillardrop Rescuer](/printing/pillardrop-rescuer-stx.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric
2. [Warden of the Eye](/printing/warden-of-the-eye-ktk.md) — Creature — Djinn Wizard
3. [Zealous Lorecaster](/printing/zealous-lorecaster-sos.md) — Creature — Giant Sorcerer
4. [Ardent Elementalist](/printing/ardent-elementalist-plst.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
5. [Spellkeeper Weird](/printing/spellkeeper-weird-war.md) — Creature — Weird
6. [Restoration Specialist](/printing/restoration-specialist-aer.md) — Creature — Dwarf Artificer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #112
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Antonio José Manzanedo
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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