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Gyrus, Waker of Corpses

Commander 2018 #41 mythic
Legendary Creature — Hydra |
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Gyrus, Waker of Corpses

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Live Value $0.78
Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)
Reprint Profile:
Printed 2 times ELEVATED

Reprinted 2x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Commander 2018).

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Rarity
mythic
Set Origin
Daily Shift
0.00%
EDHREC Rank
#18,683
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Legendary Creature — Hydra
Color Identity Black , Green , Red
Power / Toughness 0 / 0
🖋️ Curator's Notes
Gyrus enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.

Whenever Gyrus attacks, you may exile target creature card with lesser power from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card and that's tapped and attacking. Exile the token at end of combat.
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Official Judge Precedents

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Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature card will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature card] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature card] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the chosen creature card will also work.

Although the token is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for the purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).

If the copied creature card has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

The amount of mana you spent to cast Gyrus is usually equal to its mana value, normally 3 plus the value chosen for X. However, you also include any additional costs you pay, including the commander tax.

Gyrus's token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature card and nothing else. It doesn't copy any effects that modified it before it was put into your graveyard.

You choose which player or planeswalker the token is attacking. It doesn't have to be attacking the same player or planeswalker that Gyrus is attacking.

If another creature enters the battlefield as a copy of Gyrus, consider how much mana was spent to cast that creature to determine how many +1/+1 counters it enters with.

If Gyrus enters the battlefield without being cast, then no mana was spent to cast it. It enters the battlefield without any +1/+1 counters. If no other effects are increasing its toughness at that time, it will be put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2018-08-10
Artist Reference: Slawomir Maniak
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Traditional Foil
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern not_legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer not_legal
pauper not_legal
vintage legal
brawl not_legal
explorer not_legal
penny not_legal
predh not_legal
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