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The Gaffer

{2}{W}

Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant

HOCThe Hobbit Eternal#15mythic
Borderless

EDHREC #1,627Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with white

"'Live and learn!' as my gaffer used to say. Though he was thinking of gardening, not of roosting like a bird, nor of trying to walk like a spider." —Sam

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Chuck Lukacs
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.
2/3
Plays as:
Card DrawLifegain Payoff
Market · per finishtrend updated 7h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$7.35-15.0%
$6.00 low$0.00 gap
Foil$8.87+2.9%
$5.99 low-$0.01 gap
Cheapest playable copy$7.18· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$7.35-15.0%30D
30D range$7.29to$8.65Since Aug 2026:H $9.50L $6.88
Foil$8.87+2.9%30D1.21× nonfoil
30D range$8.52to$9.17Since Aug 2026:H $14.20L $8.41

Other printings

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Found in

2 productsRounded odds

  • The Hobbit Box Topper Pack

    Booster Pack · $33.65

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%

  • The Hobbit Collector Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $66.46

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil —

Rulings

3 · latest Jun 16, 2023
  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    If you haven't gained 3 or more life by the time an end step begins, The Gaffer's ability won't trigger at all.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    The Gaffer's ability looks at how much life you've gained in the turn, even if it wasn't on the battlefield when you gained life. It doesn't care if you also lost life, even if you lost more life than you gained.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    You draw just one card, no matter how much life you've gained past 3 life.

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