Adaptive Gemguard

Adaptive Gemguard

Artifact Creature — Gnome

Mana cost: {3}{W}

How we read this card

Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

activated Tap two untapped artifacts and/or creatures you control —

activated Tap two untapped artifacts and/or creatures you control — puts a counter on it

Causes: tap an artifact, tap a creature, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an artifact becomes tapped — 88 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

When Adaptive Gemguard becomes tapped:

  1. Relic Bind — deals 1 damage
  2. Artifact Possession — deals 2 damage
  3. Haunting Wind — deals 1 damage
  4. Relic Putrescence — puts a counter on a permanent

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature becomes tapped — 565 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

When Adaptive Gemguard becomes tapped:

  1. Unctus, Grand Metatect — draws you 1 card
  2. Sharae of Numbing Depths — draws you 1 card
  3. Rewrite History — draws you 1 card
  4. Stinging Licid — deals 2 damage
  5. Icewrought Sentry — gets +2/+1
  6. Hawkeye's Bow — deals 1 damage
  7. Lust for War — deals 3 damage
  8. Cryoshatter — kills a creature
  9. Don't Move — kills a creature
  10. Hylda of the Icy Crown — triggers

11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything becomes tapped — 699 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

  1. Master Pakku — When Master Pakku becomes tapped thanks to Adaptive Gemguard, it mills a card

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

When Adaptive Gemguard attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

When Adaptive Gemguard deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When Adaptive Gemguard deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

When Adaptive Gemguard gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

When Adaptive Gemguard is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

271 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

When Adaptive Gemguard enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — When Adaptive Gemguard is cast, Primeval Bounty makes a token

90 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Adaptive Gemguard is one).

When Adaptive Gemguard enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself
  3. Pollywog Prodigy — puts a counter on itself
  4. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on itself

344 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.