Gnome 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.
Complete guide
The humble Gnome token is a cornerstone of artifact strategies, appearing as a 1/1 colorless artifact creature that fuels synergies across the board. While small on their own, these clockwork companions are often produced in large numbers to overwhelm opponents or serve as fuel for powerful abilities.
What It Does
The standard Gnome token is a 1/1 colorless artifact creature. Because it is an artifact, it counts toward effects that check for the number of artifacts you control. Note that while most Gnomes are 1/1 and colorless, specific cards like Thousand Moons Smithy create variations, such as white Gnome Soldier tokens with scaling power and toughness.
How It Resolves Step by Step
When an effect like Tinker's Tote enters the battlefield, its triggered ability is put onto the stack. When that ability resolves, the active player places the designated number of Gnome tokens onto the battlefield. These tokens are subject to summoning sickness unless given haste, and if they leave the battlefield for any reason, they cease to exist after briefly moving to the new zone.
Common Mistakes
A common mistake involves missing tribal triggers. For example, Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon only triggers when you attack with 'non-Gnome' creatures. If you attack exclusively with your Gnome tokens, her ability will not fire. Additionally, remember that while these tokens are artifacts, they do not have a mana cost or mana value of 0 for the purpose of 'casting' triggers, as tokens are created, not cast.
When to Play It
Gnome tokens are best utilized in 'Go-Wide' strategies or artifact-heavy decks. Use cards like Oltec Matterweaver to rapidly expand your board presence whenever you play other creature spells. They are also excellent fodder for sacrifice costs or for achieving the 'Ascend' keyword to gain the City's Blessing.
Interaction examples
Anim Pakal, Thousandth MoonWhen you attack with Oltec Cloud Guard (a non-Gnome), Anim Pakal's ability triggers. First, you put a +1/+1 counter on Anim Pakal. Then, you create a number of 1/1 Gnome tokens equal to the new total of counters on her. These tokens enter the battlefield already tapped and attacking.
When Thousand Moons Smithy enters, it creates a Gnome Soldier whose power and toughness equal your permanent count. If you then play Tinker's Tote, you create two 1/1 Gnome tokens. These two new artifacts immediately increase the power and toughness of the Gnome Soldier created by the Smithy by +2/+2.
Illustrious WanderglyphAt the start of each upkeep, Illustrious Wanderglyph creates a 1/1 Gnome. If you have the City's Blessing, these Gnomes become 3/3s. You can then use Threefold Thunderhulk's ability to sacrifice one of those Gnomes to put a +1/+1 counter on the Thunderhulk, increasing the number of Gnomes it will produce the next time it attacks.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Gnome
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Interactions with other cards
These cards' text mentions Gnome.
Whenever you attack with one or more non-Gnome creatures, put a +1/+1 counter on Anim Pakal, then create X 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens that are tapped and attacking, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Anim Pakal.
This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create a number of 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens equal to its power. {2}, Sacrifice another artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When Thousand Moons Smithy enters, create a white Gnome Soldier artifact creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts and/or creatures you control." At the beginning of your first main phase, you may tap five untapped artifacts and/or creatures you control. If you do, transform Thousand Moons Smithy. (Transforms from Thousand Moons Smithy.) {T}: Add {W}. Whenever you cast an artifact or creature spell using mana produced by Barracks of the Thousand, create a white Gnome Soldier artifact creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts and/or creatures you control."
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) Other artifact creatures you control get +2/+2 as long as you have the city's blessing. At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, choose one — • Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token. • Create a token that's a copy of target artifact token you control.
When this artifact enters, search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 2 life. Craft with artifact {5}{W}{W} ({5}{W}{W}, Exile this artifact, Exile another artifact you control or an artifact card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.) When this artifact enters, create two 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens. Creatures you control get +1/+1.
When this artifact enters, create two 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens. {W}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.
Whenever Tetzin or another double-faced artifact you control enters, mill three cards. You may put an artifact card from among them into your hand. Craft with six artifacts {4} ({4}, Exile this artifact, Exile the six from among other permanents you control and/or cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.) Vigilance, trample Whenever The Golden-Gear Colossus enters or attacks, transform up to one other target double-faced artifact you control. Create two 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens.
{4}{W}: Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
Flying When this creature enters, create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, create four 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens. {4}, {T}: Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
{1}{W}, Remove a counter from a permanent you control: Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token. {1}{W}, Sacrifice an artifact: Choose any kind of counter a printed card refers to, then put one of that counter on target permanent.
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