Keening Stone

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Keening Stone: Artifact, Commander 2016. 5, Tap: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of cards in that player's graveyard. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{6}
Mana value
6
Type
Artifact
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2016 (C16)
Released
2016-11-11
Collector number
259
Artist
Jung Park
Commander rank
9,237 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Mill

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About Keening Stone

Keening Stone is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare colourless artifact from Commander 2016 (C16), a Commander product released in November 2016. It is collector number 259 in that set, with art by Jung Park. It costs {6} (six generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Rise of the Eldrazi (2010) to The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.42 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

{5}, {T}: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of cards in that player's graveyard.

As it spins, dead voices shriek in an ever-increasing cacophony, rending the mind asunder.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.42 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Keening Stone by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Keening Stone

Keening Stone has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #26Rare2022
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #89Rare2022
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #89zRare2022
Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE) #219Rare2010

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Keening Stone.

  • The value of X is determined as the ability starts to resolve. If the targeted player has five cards in their graveyard at that time, for example, this ability will put five more cards into that graveyard from the top of that player's library.

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Keening Stone is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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