Gylwain, Casting Director

Gylwain, Casting Director

Legendary Creature — Human Bard

Mana cost: {1}{G}{W}

How we read this card

Whenever Gylwain or another nontoken creature you control enters, choose one —

triggered —

Create a Royal Role token attached to that creature.

triggered — makes a token

Create a Sorcerer Role token attached to that creature.

triggered — makes a token

Create a Monster Role token attached to that creature.

triggered — makes a token

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: you face a dilemma, create a Role enchantment token, put a Role enchantment token onto the battlefield, create a Role token, create a Sorcerer token, put a Role token onto the battlefield, put a Sorcerer token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a nontoken creature enters the battlefield.

Works well with

a Role token is created — 38 cards in the game can cause this (Gylwain is one).

  1. Curse of the Werefox — When Gylwain, Casting Director makes a Role token, Curse of the Werefox deals damage

a Bard attacks — 130 cards in the game can cause this (Gylwain is one).

  1. Chong and Lily, Nomads — When Gylwain, Casting Director attacks, Chong and Lily, Nomads triggers

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

When Gylwain, Casting Director 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 token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Gylwain is one).

When a Role enters thanks to Gylwain, Casting Director:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Gylwain is one).

When Gylwain, Casting Director makes a Role token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

an enchantment it grants abilities to — 3,713 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Vernal Equinox — Vernal Equinox gives Gylwain, Casting Director flash

3,712 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Gylwain is one).

When a Role enters thanks to Gylwain, Casting Director:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Ghostly Dancers — makes a token
  8. Thassa's Devourer — mills a card
  9. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature
  10. Thoughtrender Lamia — makes an opponent discard a card

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

a Human it boosts — 4,598 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Sigarda, Champion of Light — Sigarda, Champion of Light gives Gylwain, Casting Director bigger stats
  2. Sanctuary Lockdown — Sanctuary Lockdown gives Gylwain, Casting Director bigger stats

4,596 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Gylwain is one).

When Gylwain, Casting Director enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Théoden, King of Rohan — grants double strike
  10. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

2 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 (Gylwain is one).

When Gylwain, Casting Director attacks:

  1. Within Range — makes each opponent lose life
  2. Sparring Regimen — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  4. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  5. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  6. Obsessive Pursuit — makes you lose life
  7. Invisible Woman — triggers
  8. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  9. Guide of Souls — triggers

112 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 (Gylwain is one).

When Gylwain, Casting Director attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Saw — sacrifices a creature

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

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

  1. Communal Brewing — When Gylwain, Casting Director is cast, it arrives with counters thanks to Communal Brewing

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 (Gylwain is one).

  1. Airbender Ascension — When a Sorcerer or Role enters thanks to Gylwain, Casting Director, Airbender Ascension puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a Sorcerer or Role enters thanks to Gylwain, Casting Director, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
  3. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — When Gylwain, Casting Director enters, Gimli of the Glittering Caves puts counters on a permanent
  4. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Gylwain, Casting Director enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself
  5. Legolas Greenleaf — When Gylwain, Casting Director enters, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent
  6. The Neutrinos — When a Sorcerer or Role enters thanks to Gylwain, Casting Director, The Neutrinos gets +1/+0
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — When a Sorcerer or Role enters thanks to Gylwain, Casting Director, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — When a Sorcerer or Role enters thanks to Gylwain, Casting Director, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library

317 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 (Gylwain is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a Sorcerer or Role enters thanks to Gylwain, Casting Director, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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