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Old Gnawbone

Old Gnawbone

Legendary Creature — Dragon · {5}{G}{G} · Green commander

Flying Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, create that many Treasure tokens.
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What Old Gnawbone actually does

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

What an Old Gnawbone deck wants

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

Best cards for Old Gnawbone

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.

Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers

  1. Garruk's Uprising3 mana
  2. Kodama of the West Tree3 mana
  3. Primal Rage2 mana
  4. Eldrazi Monument5 mana
  5. Colossus Hammer1 mana
  6. Rancor1 mana
  7. Shadowspear1 mana
  8. Akroma's Memorial7 mana

Evasion that does NOT target or attach — for a commander your own auras and equipment cannot legally touch

  1. Garruk's Uprising3 mana
  2. Secret Tunnel0 mana
  3. Kodama of the West Tree3 mana
  4. Herd Heirloom2 mana
  5. Overprotect2 mana
  6. Ram Through2 mana
  7. Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma4 mana
  8. Ezuri, Renegade Leader3 mana

A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one

  1. Goldvein Hydra1 mana
  2. Academy Manufactor3 mana
  3. Tireless Provisioner3 mana
  4. Gala Greeters2 mana
  5. Prosperous Innkeeper2 mana
  6. Gleaming Barrier2 mana
  7. Marching Duodrone2 mana
  8. Bejeweled Warg2 mana

A team pump that actually pumps tokens

  1. Mosswort Bridge0 mana
  2. Nesting Grounds0 mana
  3. Heroic Intervention2 mana
  4. Sylvan Safekeeper1 mana
  5. Tamiyo's Safekeeping1 mana
  6. Tyvar's Stand1 mana
  7. Veil of Summer1 mana
  8. Garruk's Uprising3 mana

Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide

  1. Hornet Nest3 mana
  2. Esika's Chariot4 mana
  3. Trendy Circus Pirate0 mana
  4. Myr Battlesphere7 mana
  5. Broodhatch Nantuko2 mana
  6. Tervigon2 mana
  7. Andúril, Flame of the West3 mana
  8. Scepter of Celebration3 mana

Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it

  1. Beast Within3 mana
  2. Nature's Claim1 mana
  3. Emerald Charm1 mana
  4. Shrink1 mana
  5. Naturalize2 mana
  6. Origin of Metalbending2 mana
  7. Natural State1 mana
  8. Umezawa's Jitte2 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Simplify1 mana
  2. Aligned Hedron Network4 mana
  3. Coercive Portal4 mana
  4. Needle Storm3 mana
  5. Whirlwind4 mana
  6. Hurricane1 mana
  7. Worldslayer5 mana
  8. Corrosive Gale1 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Green Sun's Zenith1 mana
  2. Nature's Rhythm2 mana
  3. Celestial Reunion1 mana
  4. Worldly Tutor1 mana
  5. March of Burgeoning Life1 mana
  6. Archdruid's Charm3 mana
  7. Chord of Calling3 mana
  8. Eldritch Evolution3 mana

Refill your hand

  1. Skullclamp1 mana
  2. Garruk's Uprising3 mana
  3. Beast Whisperer4 mana
  4. The One Ring4 mana
  5. Pip-Boy 30001 mana
  6. Vexing Bauble1 mana
  7. Elemental Bond3 mana
  8. Selvala, Heart of the Wilds3 mana

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