---
name: "Sandstone Warrior"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "9ED"
set_name: "Ninth Edition"
collector_number: "215"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lars Grant-West"
oracle_id: "120a0bcd-eca2-44eb-ad8d-5e4077f7e21c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sandstone-warrior-9ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sandstone Warrior
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spartan Veteran](/printing/spartan-veteran-acr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Renegade Warlord](/printing/renegade-warlord-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Disciple of the Old Ways](/printing/disciple-of-the-old-ways-gtc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Voldaren Stinger](/printing/voldaren-stinger-dbl.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior
5. [Akroan Sergeant](/printing/akroan-sergeant-ori.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Viashino Spearhunter](/printing/viashino-spearhunter-m10.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ninth Edition (9ED) #215
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lars Grant-West
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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