edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Gnashing of Teeth

Gnashing of Teeth

Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

on-cast — shrinks a creature by -5/-5

on-cast —

Creatures target player controls get -1/-1 until end of turn.

on-cast — shrinks a creature by -1/-1

Causes: you face a dilemma, exile a creature, a creature leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Gnashing of Teeth is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, it triggers

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Gnashing of Teeth is one).

When Gnashing of Teeth poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Gnashing of Teeth is one).

  1. The War Games — When a creature is exiled thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Gnashing of Teeth is one).

  1. Elemental Expressionist — When Elemental Expressionist is exiled thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, it makes a token
  2. Ashnod's Intervention — When a creature is exiled thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  3. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — When a creature is exiled thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — When a creature is exiled thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Kaya, Spirits' Justice copies a permanent
  5. Soulherder — When a creature is exiled thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Soulherder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature is exiled thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Kaya's Ghostform blinks a permanent

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Gnashing of Teeth is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature is exiled thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Gnashing of Teeth is one).

When Gnashing of Teeth is cast:

  1. Spellweaver Volute — copies a spell
  2. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  3. Niblis of Frost — gets +1/+1
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Gnashing of Teeth is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Gnashing of Teeth is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Extractor Demon mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Aang, Airbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Vela the Night-Clad makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Taeko, the Patient Avalanche scries
  7. Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, it triggers
  8. Funeral March — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature
  9. Sally Sparrow — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Sally Sparrow triggers
  10. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnashing of Teeth, Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior triggers

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

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Gnashing of Teeth is one).

When Gnashing of Teeth is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0
  7. Master of Winds — triggers

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