Gollum, Riddle Master

Gollum, Riddle Master

Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

Mana cost: {1}{B}

How we read this card

As Gollum enters, choose odd or even.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell with mana value of the chosen quality, choose one that hasn't been chosen —

triggered —

Put a +1/+1 counter on Gollum.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 2 life

triggered — gains you 2 life

triggered — drains each opponent

Draw a card.

triggered — draws you 1 card

What we read on this card

Causes: you face a dilemma, put a counter on anything, make a player lose life, gain life, draw a card.

Cares about: a spell is cast.

Works well with

cast a spell — 37 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this.

  1. Massacre — When Massacre is cast, Gollum, Riddle Master triggers
  2. Ancient Cellarspawn — When Ancient Cellarspawn is cast, Gollum, Riddle Master triggers
  3. Draugr Necromancer — When a spell is cast thanks to Draugr Necromancer, Gollum, Riddle Master triggers
  4. Deepwood Legate — When Deepwood Legate is cast, Gollum, Riddle Master triggers
  5. Knowledge Pool — When Knowledge Pool is cast, Gollum, Riddle Master triggers
  6. Court of Locthwain — When Court of Locthwain is cast, Gollum, Riddle Master triggers

31 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

you face a dilemma — 145 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

When Gollum, Riddle Master poses a dilemma:

  1. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  2. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

life is gained — 642 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

When Gollum, Riddle Master gains life:

  1. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  3. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  4. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel — surveils
  6. Enduring Tenacity — makes each opponent lose life equal to that much
  7. Nazar, the Velvet Fang — puts a feeding counter on itself
  8. Citizen V, Helmut Zemo — puts a counter on a Villain
  9. Bloodbond Vampire — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Leech Collector // Bloodletting — becomes prepared

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

a creature gets a counter — 542 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

When Gollum, Riddle Master gets a counter:

  1. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  2. Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate — puts a counter on a permanent

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

life is lost — 1,256 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Gollum, Riddle Master:

  1. Hour of Victory — raises your speed
  2. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  3. Gas Guzzler — raises your speed
  4. Gastal Raider — raises your speed
  5. Risen Necroregent — raises your speed
  6. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  7. Starting Column — raises your speed
  8. Momentum Breaker — raises your speed
  9. Racers' Scoreboard — raises your speed
  10. Bloodthirsty Conqueror — gains you that much life

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

a card is drawn — 789 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

When Gollum, Riddle Master makes a player draw a card:

  1. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  3. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sheoldred, the Apocalypse — gains you 2 life
  5. Moonring Mirror — exiles a card from your library

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

a creature attacks — 3,478 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

When Gollum, Riddle Master attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  5. Wand of Orcus — grants deathtouch
  6. Andúril, Flame of the West — makes 2 tokens
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

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

anything attacks — 3,478 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

When Gollum, Riddle Master attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  5. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  6. Boggart Prankster — gives +1/+0
  7. Within Range — makes each opponent lose life
  8. Curse of Disturbance — makes a token
  9. Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought — deals 100 damage
  10. Twins of Discord — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 3,478 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

When Gollum, Riddle Master blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a creature deals combat damage — 3,478 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Gollum, Riddle Master deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

a creature is cast — 3,493 cards in Gollum's colors can cause this (Gollum is one).

When Gollum, Riddle Master is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  3. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  5. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  6. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  7. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards

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