---
name: "Stronghold Taskmaster"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Giant Minion"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brom"
oracle_id: "7a2b134d-9d7e-4d43-98fc-c776fc4bad45"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stronghold-taskmaster-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Stronghold Taskmaster
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant Minion
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3

## Oracle Text
Other black creatures get -1/-1.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Urborg Shambler](/printing/urborg-shambler-inv.md) — Creature — Horror
2. [Kaervek, the Spiteful](/printing/kaervek-the-spiteful-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
3. [The Black Breath](/printing/the-black-breath-ltr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Ashenmoor Cohort](/printing/ashenmoor-cohort-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental Warrior
5. [Blight-Breath Catoblepas](/printing/blight-breath-catoblepas-thb.md) — Creature — Beast
6. [Night of Souls' Betrayal](/printing/night-of-souls-betrayal-ha6.md) — Legendary Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #72
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brom
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `legal`