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Gemstone ArrayHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Fifth Dawn· June 4, 2004
Carte Magic Gemstone Array

Gemstone Array is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

{2}: Put a charge counter on this artifact. Remove a charge counter from this artifact: Add one mana of any color.

How it works : Gemstone Array

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Kilo, Apogee Mind
+Freed from the Real
+Gemstone Array
#1

Kilo, Apogee Mind + Freed from the Real + Gemstone Array

Infinite proliferate
  1. 1Tap Kilo using any free method.
  2. 2Kilo triggers, causing you to proliferate and putting a charge counter on Gemstone Array.
  3. 3Activate Gemstone Array by removing a charge counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. 4Activate Freed from the Real by paying {U}, untapping Kilo.
  5. 5Repeat.
Kilo, Apogee Mind
+Aura of Dominion
+Gemstone Array
#2

Kilo, Apogee Mind + Aura of Dominion + Gemstone Array

Infinite proliferate
  1. 1Activate Aura of Dominion by paying {1} and tapping Kilo.
  2. 2Kilo triggers, causing you to proliferate and put a charge counter on Gemstone Array.
  3. 3Resolve the Aura of Dominion ability, untapping Kilo.
  4. 4Activate Gemstone Array by removing a charge counter from it, adding {1}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Kilo, Apogee Mind
+Pemmin's Aura
+Gemstone Array
#3

Kilo, Apogee Mind + Pemmin's Aura + Gemstone Array

Infinite proliferate
  1. 1Tap Kilo using any free method.
  2. 2Kilo triggers, causing you to proliferate and putting a charge counter on Gemstone Array.
  3. 3Activate Gemstone Array by removing a charge counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. 4Activate Pemmin's Aura by paying {U}, untapping Kilo.
  5. 5Repeat.
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
+Doubling Season
+Gemstone Array
#4

Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Doubling Season + Gemstone Array

Infinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite colored mana
  1. 1Activate Gemstone Array's first ability by paying {2}, putting four charge counters on it.
  2. 2Activate Gemstone Array's second ability twice by removing two charge counters from it, adding {2}.
  3. 3Repeat.
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher
+Freed from the Real
+Gemstone Array
#5

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher + Freed from the Real + Gemstone Array

Infinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana that can't be spent to cast spells from your hand
  1. 1Activate Vhal by tapping it, adding at least {C}{C}{C} that cannot be spent to cast spells from your hand.
  2. 2Activate Gemstone Array's first ability by paying {2}, putting a charge counter on it.
  3. 3Activate Gemstone Array's second ability by removing a charge counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. 4Activate Freed from the Real's second ability by paying {U}, untapping Vhal.
  5. 5Repeat.
Trazyn the Infinite
+Magistrate's Scepter
+Gemstone Array
#6

Trazyn the Infinite + Magistrate's Scepter + Gemstone Array

Infinite turnsLock
  1. 1Activate Trazyn using Gemstone Array's first ability three times by paying {6}, putting three charge counters on it.
  2. 2Activate Trazyn using Magistrate's Scepter's second ability by tapping it and removing three charge counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  3. 3Repeat each turn.
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher
+Pemmin's Aura
+Gemstone Array
#7

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher + Pemmin's Aura + Gemstone Array

Infinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana that can't be spent to cast spells from your hand
  1. 1Activate Vhal by tapping it, adding at least {C}{C}{C} that cannot be spent to cast spells from your hand.
  2. 2Activate Gemstone Array's first ability by paying {2}, putting a charge counter on it.
  3. 3Activate Gemstone Array's second ability by removing a charge counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. 4Activate Pemmin's Aura's first ability by paying {U}, untapping Vhal.
  5. 5Repeat.
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
+Gemstone Array
+Doubling Season
#8

Pir, Imaginative Rascal + Gemstone Array + Doubling Season

Infinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite colored mana
  1. 1Activate Gemstone Array's first ability by paying {2}, putting four charge counters on it.
  2. 2Activate Gemstone Array's second ability twice by removing two charge counters from it, adding {2}.
  3. 3Repeat.
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Legal formats

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