Gimli, Mournful Avenger

Gimli, Mournful Avenger

Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warrior

Mana cost: {1}{R}{G}

How we read this card

Gimli has indestructible as long as two or more creatures died under your control this turn.

static — grants a keyword

Whenever another creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Gimli.

triggered — puts a counter on it

When this ability resolves for the third time this turn, Gimli fights up to one target creature you don't control.

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: put a counter on anything, a creature deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a creature dies.

Works well with

a Dwarf deals combat damage — 221 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

  1. Thorin, Company's Leader — When Gimli, Mournful Avenger deals combat damage, Thorin, Company's Leader makes 2 tokens

a nontoken Dwarf enters the battlefield — 222 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

  1. Fíli the Pathfinder — When Gimli, Mournful Avenger enters, Fíli the Pathfinder makes a token

a Dwarf enters the battlefield — 229 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

When Gimli, Mournful Avenger enters:

  1. Thorin, King of Durin's Folk — makes a token
  2. Kíli the Resourceful — draws you 1 card
  3. Giott, King of the Dwarves — draws and discards
  4. Balin, Loremaster — draws and discards

a Warrior attacks — 1,319 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

  1. Najeela, the Blade-Blossom — When Gimli, Mournful Avenger attacks, Najeela, the Blade-Blossom makes a token

a Warrior deals combat damage — 1,319 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

  1. Raiders' Spoils — When Gimli, Mournful Avenger deals combat damage, Raiders' Spoils makes you lose life

a Warrior creature enters the battlefield — 1,401 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

  1. Obsidian Battle-Axe — When Gimli, Mournful Avenger enters, Obsidian Battle-Axe triggers

a Warrior enters the battlefield — 1,403 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

When Gimli, Mournful Avenger enters:

  1. Mardu Woe-Reaper — hits a graveyard
  2. Thrasher Brute — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Decorated Champion — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a Warrior creature it grants types to — 1,404 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Warrior's Sword — Warrior's Sword gives Gimli, Mournful Avenger an extra creature type

1,403 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature deals noncombat damage — 1,420 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

When Gimli, Mournful Avenger deals noncombat damage:

  1. Soul Link — gains you that much life
  2. Tandem Lookout — draws you 1 card
  3. Armadillo Cloak — gains you that much life
  4. Vampiric Link — gains you that much life
  5. Spirit Loop — gains you that much life
  6. Spirit Link — gains you that much life
  7. Guilty Conscience — deals that much damage
  8. Visions of Brutality — makes a player lose life equal to that much
  9. Arm with Aether — triggers

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

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

When Gimli, Mournful Avenger 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.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Amulet of Safekeeping — When a creature dies thanks to Amulet of Safekeeping, Gimli, Mournful Avenger puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

2,829 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

When Gimli, Mournful Avenger deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Gimli, Mournful Avenger gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

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

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

When Gimli, Mournful Avenger attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers

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

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

When Gimli, Mournful Avenger attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  3. Saw — sacrifices a creature

188 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 (Gimli is one).

When Gimli, Mournful Avenger enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself
  3. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on itself
  4. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  5. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  6. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  7. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  8. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  9. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Gimli is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Gimli, Mournful Avenger enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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