---
name: "Stromgald Cabal"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "195"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "c8312964-5cf0-435a-8757-ea1bb67258a4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stromgald-cabal-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stromgald Cabal
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{T}, Pay 1 life: Counter target white spell.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Order of the Sacred Torch](/printing/order-of-the-sacred-torch-me2.md) — Creature — Human Knight
2. [Yawgmoth's Edict](/printing/yawgmoths-edict-7ed.md) — Enchantment
3. [Thrull Wizard](/printing/thrull-wizard-fem.md) — Creature — Thrull Wizard
4. [Mundungu](/printing/mundungu-vis.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Undermine](/printing/undermine-inv.md) — Instant
6. [Deny the Witch](/printing/deny-the-witch-40k.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #195
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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