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Gnawing Crescendo

Gnawing Crescendo

Instant

common

Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies this turn, create a 1/1 black Rat creature token with "This token can't block."

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Semantic Tags

Anthemmechanical

A permanent that gives a static power/toughness boost to your creatures.

Aristocratsmechanical

Benefits from creatures dying — drain effects, death triggers, and sacrifice-for-value payoffs.

Dies Triggersmechanical

Benefits from creatures or permanents dying — death triggers, blood artist effects.

Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.

Pumpmechanical

A spell or ability that gives a temporary power/toughness boost.

Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.

Token Hatemechanical

Prevents token creation or punishes tokens on the battlefield.

Prevents token creation or punishes tokens on the battlefield.

Tribalmechanical

Cares about creature types — lords, type-matters effects, and changeling.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneerlegal
standardlegal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
pauperlegal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (1)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Wilds of Eldraine#131common···

Rulings

2023-09-01

Only creatures you control when Gnawing Crescendo resolves will get +2/+0. However, if a nontoken creature enters the battlefield after Gnawing Crescendo resolves and then dies while under your control later that turn, you'll create a Rat token.