Gnome Tinkerer on the Ramp
Adaptive Gemguard is a compact utility creature that rewards board development. With a casting cost of {3}{W} and a sturdy 3/3 body, this Artifact Creature Gnome slots into equipment and artifact decks or white creature builds that can field multiple permanents. Tap two untapped artifacts and or creatures you control to place a +1/+1 counter on Adaptive Gemguard. The ability reads like a slow but reliable growth engine you can set up when the game pauses to breathe.
From the Lost Caverns of Ixalan, its design fits the set's focus on clever resource management. The card scales with token strategies and artifact synergies. Use it as a steady threat to tax removal and as a repeatable way to convert board presence into a bigger attacker. Experienced pilots will find timing and sequencing matter; the ability can only be activated as a sorcery which keeps interactions predictable and avoids sudden combat tricks.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {3}{W}
- Card Type – Artifact Creature
- Subtypes – Gnome
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Tap two untapped artifacts and/or creatures you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on Adaptive Gemguard. Activate only as a sorcery.
- Power / Toughness – 3/3