Primordial Gnawer
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 114 • common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 114
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Maxime Minard
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
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.)
Cave crawlers devour anything from plant matter to solid rock, but they prefer fresh meat.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Primordial Gnawer was released as part of the 2023 Magic: The Gathering expansion set, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. The card was designed to support the set's graveyard-focused mechanics, specifically the descend ability, which rewards players for having permanent cards leave their graveyard. As a common creature, it was intended to function as a reliable utility piece for Limited play, providing both a body on the battlefield and a way to generate value by milling cards to feed the graveyard engine.
The artwork was created by illustrator Maxime Minard, who was tasked with depicting the grotesque, subterranean life forms endemic to the deep caverns of the Ixalan plane. Minard’s design emphasizes the creature’s predatory, insectoid nature, using earth-toned color palettes and sharp, jagged forms to evoke the harsh, lightless environment of the set's underworld. Upon release, the card was received as a standard but effective component of the set's ecosystem, praised by players for its balance within the specific draft environment of the expansion.
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