By Gnome Means
USTUnstable/#4/2017Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.15
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.29
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.29TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▼ 3.3%30d▼ 6.5%90d▲ 0.0%
90d high
$0.31
90d low
$0.25
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.23
The List (Unfinity Foil Edition)
- Down 6.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 6% below its 90 day high of $0.31.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 31% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Enchantment
, Remove a counter from a permanent you control: Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
, Sacrifice an artifact: Choose any kind of counter a printed card refers to, then put one of that counter on target permanent.
Card capabilities
EnchantmentSacrifice outlet
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (1)
wotc19 Jan 2018
You can put any established kind of counter on any permanent using the last ability. If that counter has no mechanical relevance, it’s still put on the creature. For example, you can put a loyalty counter on a creature this way. The loyalty counter won’t do anything, but who knows? The creature might one day become a planeswalker, and then it will. Dream big!
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Shares Enchantment, Sacrifice outletOverlapping colour identity
Shares Enchantment, Sacrifice outletMV 4 vs 3
Shares Enchantment, Sacrifice outletMV 3 vs 3
Shares Enchantment, Sacrifice outletMV 4 vs 3
Shares Enchantment, Sacrifice outletMV 4 vs 3
About this card
By Gnome Means
By Gnome Means is an Enchantment, with mana cost {2}{W} (mana value 3). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: not_legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: not_legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.29 (down 6.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
By Gnome Means FAQ
How much is By Gnome Means worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for By Gnome Means is $0.29. It is down 6.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.25 to $0.31.
What is the cheapest printing of By Gnome Means?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from The List (Unfinity Foil Edition) at $0.23 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of By Gnome Means?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Unstable at $0.29 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of By Gnome Means are there?
By Gnome Means has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was By Gnome Means first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from UST #4, released 2017-12-08.
What is the newest printing of By Gnome Means?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ULST #1, released 2022-10-07.
Is there a foil version of By Gnome Means?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.38 versus $0.29 for nonfoil, which is 31% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is By Gnome Means legal in Commander?
By Gnome Means is not currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.