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Gadwick, the Wizened

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · {X}{U}{U}{U} · Blue commander

When Gadwick enters, draw X cards. Whenever you cast a blue spell, tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls.

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What Gadwick, the Wizened actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · etbWhen Gadwick enters, draw X cards.
• Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a blue spell, tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls.

What a Gadwick, the Wizened deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 9× Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses
• 20× A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
• 10× A permanent whose value is in its enter-the-battlefield trigger — the payload a blink deck reuses
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

Best cards for Gadwick, the Wizened

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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