Sisters of Stone Death is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
: Target creature blocks Sisters of Stone Death this turn if able.
: Put a creature card exiled with Sisters of Stone Death onto the battlefield under your control.
Complete guide
Sisters of Stone Death is a powerful Gorgon from the Ravnica block that offers complete control over the combat phase. This legendary creature allows you to force blocks, exile pesky defenders, and eventually bring those enemies back to the battlefield under your command.
Dictating the Combat Phase
The Sisters have three distinct abilities that work in a sequence. First, for a single Green mana, you can force a target creature to block them. Second, for a Black and a Green, you can exile any creature involved in combat with the Sisters. Finally, for two mana and a Black, you can resurrect any creature card previously exiled by the Sisters directly onto your side of the field.
Resolution Step-by-Step
During your declare attackers step, you activate the first ability to designate a blocker. During the declare blockers step, once the creatures are officially 'blocking or blocked by' the Sisters, you activate the second ability to exile the target. Importantly, because the creature is exiled, no combat damage is dealt between the Sisters and that creature unless the Sisters have trample. The third ability can be used at any time, even in later turns, to retrieve any creature card exiled by that specific Sisters of Stone Death object.
Common Pitfalls
A common mistake is trying to return non-creature cards. If the Sisters exile a permanent that was a creature only temporarily (like a Land creature), and it is not a creature card in the exile zone, the third ability cannot target it. Additionally, if the Sisters of Stone Death leave the battlefield and return, they are considered a new object; they cannot return cards exiled by their 'previous' version.
Interaction examples
Craterhoof BehemothYour opponent has a Craterhoof Behemoth. You attack with Sisters of Stone Death and use the Green ability to force the Behemoth to block. Before damage, you spend {B}{G} to exile the Behemoth. On your next turn, you pay {2}{B} to put the Behemoth onto your battlefield, triggering its powerful enter-the-battlefield ability for your own army.
Avenger of ZendikarIf you use Sisters of Stone Death to exile an opponent's Avenger of Zendikar during combat, you can later use the third ability to bring it back. When it enters under your control, you will create 0/1 Plant tokens equal to the number of lands YOU control, and subsequent land drops will buff your new plants.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Sisters of Stone Death
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The third ability can get back any creature card exiled by the second ability, no matter when it was exiled. If a card that’s not a creature card (such as Svogthos, the Restless Tomb) was exiled, the third ability can’t return it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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