Gonti, Lord of Luxury 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.
Official card text
Deathtouch When Gonti enters, look at the top four cards of target opponent's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of that library in a random order. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.
Complete guide
Gonti, Lord of Luxury is a master of turning your opponent's best tools against them. As a legendary Aetherborn Rogue, Gonti allows you to sift through the top of an opponent's library and secure a secret weapon for later use. This guide will clarify how to manage your face-down prize and the specific timing rules involved.
What It Does
When Gonti, Lord of Luxury enters the battlefield, you choose a target opponent and look at the top four cards of their library. You exile one of those cards face down and return the remaining three to the bottom of their library in a random order. You gain the ability to look at and cast that specific card for as long as it remains in exile, even if Gonti is removed from the battlefield or changes controllers later in the game.
Resolving the Trigger Step by Step
First, the ability targets an opponent; if they gain hexproof in response, the ability fails. Once it resolves, you look at the top four cards—your opponent cannot see these cards. You choose one to exile face down and the rest go to the bottom of their library. While the card is face down in exile, you can look at it at any time. When you choose to cast it, you must pay its costs, but you can use mana of any type to fulfill those costs, effectively ignoring color requirements.
Common Mistakes
A common error is trying to play lands found with Gonti; the ability says 'cast,' so you cannot play a land card if you exile one. Additionally, Gonti does not change the timing of the card. You must follow the card's normal timing rules, such as casting a creature or sorcery only during your main phase. Finally, remember that you can only cast the card once; after it is cast, it leaves the exile zone and becomes a new object in a different zone.
When to Play It
Gonti is best played when you want to gain card advantage while building a defensive presence, thanks to Deathtouch. Because you can use mana of any type, Gonti is an excellent choice for mono-black decks that want access to effects typically found in other colors, like artifact destruction or counterspells from your opponent's deck.
Interaction examples
Roaming ThroneIf you control Roaming Throne with 'Rogue' chosen as the creature type, Gonti's ability triggers twice when it enters the battlefield. You will target an opponent and perform the process twice, exiling two separate cards face down. You may cast both of these cards later, following their normal timing restrictions.
Solemn SimulacrumYou exile Solemn Simulacrum face down using Gonti's ability. On your main phase, you cast the Golem using four black mana, as Gonti allows mana of any type to be used. When Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield under your control, you search your library for a basic land. If the Golem later dies, you are the one who draws the card, even though the card belongs to your opponent's deck.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The six types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless. Snow mana is not a type of mana. Gonti, Lord of Luxury won't let you pay a snow cost using mana produced by a nonsnow source.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
An effect that instructs you to "cast" a card doesn't allow you to play lands.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
You pay the costs for the exiled card if you cast it. You may pay alternative costs such as emerge rather than the card's mana cost.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
You may look at and cast that card (and spend mana as though it were mana of any type to do so) even if Gonti leaves the battlefield. If another player gains control of Gonti, that player can't look at or cast the card, and you still can.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
Casting the card causes it to leave exile. You can't cast it multiple times.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
If you leave the game, the card remains exiled face down indefinitely. No player may look at it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
Gonti doesn't change when you can cast the exiled card. For example, if you exile a creature card without flash, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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