Molten Gatekeeper: Early Burn Engine
Molten Gatekeeper costs {2}{R} and is an artifact creature Golem with a sturdy 2/3 body. It provides a reliable board presence and a steady source of reach as you grow your battlefield. Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, Molten Gatekeeper deals 1 damage to each opponent, turning every new creature into a potential ping that pressures life totals and speeds up the clock.
Unearth {R}{R} lets you reclaim the Gatekeeper from the graveyard for another round. Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery. This recursion gives you a compact engine to extend pressure, letting a single setup turn into extended aggression as additional bodies ETB and trigger the pour of damage again.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: {2}{R}
- Card Type: Artifact Creature Golem
- Subtypes: Golem
- Card Text (Printed): Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, Molten Gatekeeper deals 1 damage to each opponent. Unearth {R}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.
- Power / Toughness: 2/3
