Gnome
| Gnome | |
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| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Statistics |
9 cards
as of Throne of Eldraine 11.1%  88.9% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| type:"Gnome" | |
Gnome is a red creature type used for cards that depict a species of diminutive beings that inhabit the interior of the earth. They are inventive, and adept at mining and tunneling.
The first and only card to bear the type and depict a lifelike creature was Quarum Trench Gnomes in Legends.
Artifact creatures
More often, gnomes are represented as artifact creatures, built by dwarves or wizards. When building gnomes, dwarves, in particular, adhere to the highest standards of construction; the gnomes themselves aren't as particular, using any appropriate materials to facilitate repair work and modifications. It is said, in fact, that if you leave eleven gnomes overnight with a room of parts, by morning you'll have ten gnomes and a new mechanical monstrosity.
Clockwork Gnomes were minute creations built by students beginning their education at Feroz's Wizards' School on Ulgrotha, used as servants on the Floating Isle. Steel, one of the Burning Isles was also inhabited by mechanical Gnomes.
Other examples of artifact gnomes are Copper Gnomes, Patchwork Gnomes, Ticking Gnomes and Bottle Gnomes.[1]
Trivia
- Myr were originally designed as Gnomes [2]
- The answer to the riddle in the flavor text of Ersatz Gnomes is "mana" (or "star").[3]
Tokens
| Token Name | Color | Type Line | P/T | Text Box | Source | Printings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Colorless | Artifact Creature — Gnome | 1/1 | |||
| Gnome Soldier | White | Artifact Creature — Gnome Soldier | */* | This creature’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts and/or creatures you control. |
| Token Name | Color | Type Line | P/T | Text Box | Source | Printings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Colorless | Artifact Creature — Gnome | 1/1 |
References
- ↑ Magic Arcana (October 08, 2003). "Sketches: Bottle Gnomes, Old and New". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (Monday, June 07, 2004). "Myr Myr, Off The Wall". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April, 2007). "Ask Wizards - April, 2008". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (May 17, 2010). "Gnomes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021.
