---
name: "Stoic Ephemera"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Defender"]
set: "DIS"
set_name: "Dissension"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Randy Gallegos"
oracle_id: "eee83439-2dee-47d7-97f8-d75bef70c40e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stoic-ephemera-dis"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Stoic Ephemera
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
When this creature blocks, sacrifice it at end of combat.

> *"La vida es efímera, y también lo es la muerte. Sólo el juramento es eterno."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ageless Sentinels](/printing/ageless-sentinels-scg.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Gargoyle Sentinel](/printing/gargoyle-sentinel-m19.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
3. [Angelic Wall](/printing/angelic-wall-ody.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Wall of Swords](/printing/wall-of-swords-2ed.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Wall of Air](/printing/wall-of-air-30a.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Soulbound Guardians](/printing/soulbound-guardians-roe.md) — Creature — Kor Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dissension (DIS) #19
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Randy Gallegos
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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