The Gaffer

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{2}{W} · Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
Mythic · The Hobbit Eternal · Art by Chuck Lukacs

At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.

Predicted power

Standard — Eng.NLUsr.—

Pioneer — Eng.NLUsr.—

Modern — Eng.NLUsr.—

Legacy 19 Eng.FUsr.—

A three-mana 2/3 with no immediate effect and a setup-heavy threshold is too slow; no credible Legacy home is evident.

Band speculativeConfidence 67%

Could be wrong if An efficient, resilient lifegain shell could make repeated end-step draws more practical than expected.

Pauper — Eng.NLUsr.—

Commander 52 Eng.CUsr.—

Unlike Wall of Omens, it can repeatedly draw in dedicated lifegain decks, but it is a fragile three-mana engine that needs reliable thresholds.

Best home White-based lifegain decksBand role-playerConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if Its adoption falls if optimized lifegain lists favor immediate draw, tutors, or more self-contained engines.

Limited 49 Eng.C-Usr.—

A 2/3 for three is serviceable, and Food can convert it into cards, but it needs prior lifegain and only limited Food support is known.

Best home Food-enabled white deckBand playableConfidence 42%

Could be wrong if The unknown Food/lifegain density and draft speed determine whether its trigger is occasional or reliable.

conditional lifegain draw engine

“The Gaffer is a fragile delayed card-draw engine whose value depends heavily on reliably gaining at least three life each turn.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

Previewed 23 July by Chuck Lukacs

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