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Primordial Gnawer
Oracle Text
When this creature dies, discover 3. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 3 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Primordial Gnawer is a classic black value creature: a 5/2 for five that dares removal spells to do their worst, because its real payoff happens on death with discover 3. In The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, the Insect Horror feel is perfect for a threat that burrows into the board and leaves behind more than a body, making it especially strong in control or midrange shells that want to trade resources and then pull ahead. It is not a pure aggro card, since the stat line is fragile, but it can still pressure life totals while forcing awkward blocks. The best deckbuilding tip is to pair it with sacrifice outlets or repeatable sacrifice effects, such as cards that let you cash it in on your terms and turn discover into a reliable source of card advantage or tempo. Bounce, reanimation, or recursion also amplify it, since every death can become another free spell.
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Character Background
Primordial Gnawer is a classic black value creature: a 5/2 for five that dares removal spells to do their worst, because its real payoff happens on death with discover 3. In The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, the Insect Horror feel is perfect for a threat that burrows into the board and leaves behind more than a body, making it especially strong in control or midrange shells that want to trade resources and then pull ahead. It is not a pure aggro card, since the stat line is fragile, but it can still pressure life totals while forcing awkward blocks. The best deckbuilding tip is to pair it with sacrifice outlets or repeatable sacrifice effects, such as cards that let you cash it in on your terms and turn discover into a reliable source of card advantage or tempo. Bounce, reanimation, or recursion also amplify it, since every death can become another free spell.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 19:40:42 UTC