Glava, Five-Advents Mage

{5}{G}{G} · Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Rare · Mystery Booster Commander Edition · Art by Zack Stella

Whenever you cast a permanent spell with {X} in its mana cost or activate an ability with {X} in its activation cost that isn't a mana ability, you may have the value of X become 5. Do this only once each turn.

Predicted power

Standard — Eng.NLUsr.—

Pioneer — Eng.NLUsr.—

Modern 28 Eng.FUsr.—

A free X=5 conversion is potent, but a seven-mana creature with little standalone impact is a poor fit for Modern's pace.

Band speculativeConfidence 48%

Could be wrong if Efficient acceleration or a low-cost X permanent could make its immediate post-cast turn much stronger than expected.

Legacy 26 Eng.FUsr.—

Legacy demands cheaper, more resilient engines; Glava needs seven mana, survival, and a separate X payoff before doing much.

Band speculativeConfidence 51%

Could be wrong if Fast mana plus unusually efficient X permanents could create a niche engine despite the high mana cost.

Pauper — Eng.NLUsr.—

Commander 49 Eng.C-Usr.—

Green X/counter decks can exploit a free X=5 conversion each turn, but seven mana, setup, and the once-turnly cap limit it.

Best home Green X/counter strategiesBand role-playerConfidence 58%

Could be wrong if Its X payoffs may prove too sparse or too low-impact to justify a vulnerable seven-mana engine.

Limited 42 Eng.D+Usr.—

A seven-mana 5/5 is below-rate filler; the ability becomes strong only with enough X permanents or activated X abilities.

Best home Green decks with X cardsBand fillerConfidence 27%

Could be wrong if The set's unknown X-card density, speed, and removal quality could substantially change its pick order.

X-cost value engine

“Glava offers a potentially enormous once-per-turn X=5 discount, but its seven-mana body needs specific payoffs and time to matter.”

Rated on limited context — few cards from this set are revealed yet.

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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