Primordial Gnawer (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint

Gnawer from the Deep

Primordial Gnawer gives you a pragmatic tool for card advantage when it leaves the battlefield. The 5 2 Insect Horror trades board presence for selection; its death trigger discovers three which lets you dig for answers or threats and either cast them for free or tuck them into your hand. In practical play this makes the Gnawer an effective late game top end in decks that want repeatable value without relying on creatures that must survive.

On the battlefield Primordial Gnawer is straightforward to evaluate. It is best deployed when you can extract value from its death trigger whether that is through sacrifice synergies or through baiting removal. The card slots well into graveyard focused strategies and decks that want a reliable source of free spells after trading pieces. Its printed text is faithful to the Lost Caverns of Ixalan design and the card performs predictably in limited and constructed play.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {4}{B}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Insect Horror
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Primordial Gnawer dies, discover 3. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 3 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
• Power / Toughness – 5/2