Gyrus, Waker of Corpses
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This printing
SetPZ2
Collector #70661
Released2018-12-06
Raritymythic
ArtistSlawomir Maniak
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Gyrus, Waker of Corpses

MythicColour IDMV 3
Legendary Creature — Hydra
Gyrus enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
Whenever Gyrus attacks, you may exile target creature card with lesser power from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card and that's tapped and attacking. Exile the token at end of combat.
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Card capabilities
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Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2018-08-10Newest 2018-08-10Cheapest priced $0.73 in C18
Rulings (8)
wotc13 Jul 2018
The amount of mana you spent to cast Gyrus is usually equal to its mana value, normally 3 plus the value chosen for X. However, you also include any additional costs you pay, including the commander tax.
wotc13 Jul 2018
If another creature enters the battlefield as a copy of Gyrus, consider how much mana was spent to cast that creature to determine how many +1/+1 counters it enters with.
wotc13 Jul 2018
If Gyrus enters the battlefield without being cast, then no mana was spent to cast it. It enters the battlefield without any +1/+1 counters. If no other effects are increasing its toughness at that time, it will be put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action.
wotc13 Jul 2018
If the copied creature card has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
wotc13 Jul 2018
Gyrus's token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature card and nothing else. It doesn't copy any effects that modified it before it was put into your graveyard.
wotc13 Jul 2018
Although the token is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for the purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).
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