Grandmother Goby

Grandmother Goby

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{2}{U}{U} · Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Rare · Mystery Booster Commander Edition · Art by DiTerlizzi
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, counter that spell. Create a number of 1/1 blue Merfolk creature tokens equal to the amount of mana spent to cast that spell.
Predicted power
Standard Eng.NLUsr.
Pioneer Eng.NLUsr.
Modern 17 Eng.FUsr.

Four mana and a severe self-imposed restriction are far behind Modern's pace; even spell-heavy decks generally need their spells to resolve.

Band speculativeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if Ruby Storm or another cheap cast-trigger shell could exploit countered originals while retaining meaningful payoffs.

Legacy 18 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy's efficient engines make a four-mana 2/2 poor setup, and mandatory self-countering is a major cost without a demonstrated exploit.

Band speculativeConfidence 70%

Could be wrong if Fast mana plus a cast-trigger or uncounterable-spell package could create a niche engine.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 24 Eng.FUsr.

It can convert expensive spells into a board, but optimized decks rarely want a fragile four-mana creature to counter all their own noncreatures.

Band speculativeConfidence 65%

Could be wrong if A dense cast-trigger or uncounterable-spell package could make it a more effective token engine than expected.

Limited 39 Eng.DUsr.

The floor is a 4-mana 2/2, while converting removal and tricks into vanilla tokens is usually a losing exchange without strong token synergies.

Best home Creature-heavy blue deckBand fillerConfidence 34%

Could be wrong if Unknown token payoffs, spell quality, and removal density could substantially improve or worsen its conversion effect.

Self-spell token converter

“A four-mana 2/2 that trades resolution of your own noncreature spells for mana-scaled Merfolk tokens needs exceptional support.”

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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