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Release the Gremlins

{X}{X}{R}

Sorcery

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"Being an inventor means knowing how to use the tools at hand to make something great—or to bring it down." —Pia Nalaar

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 121
Illustrator
Izzy
Found in
Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition) · Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Retail Edition) · Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition - 2021)
Printings3EDHREC rank#13,563
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Destroy X target artifacts. Create X 2/2 red Gremlin creature tokens.
Plays as:
Mana SinkArtifact RemovalCreature Token MakerX Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.36
$0.09 low$0.06 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.20· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

3 · latest Feb 9, 2017
  • WotCFeb 9, 2017

    If an artifact becomes an illegal target for Release the Gremlins, it won’t change the number of tokens created. However, if every target artifact becomes an illegal target, Release the Gremlins doesn’t resolve and no tokens are created.

  • WotCFeb 9, 2017

    The value of X is limited by the number of artifacts that you can target. You can’t target the same artifact more than once.

  • WotCFeb 9, 2017

    You can target an artifact with indestructible. It won’t be destroyed, and you’ll still create X Gremlin tokens.