The Gaffer
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 3
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander #12 (rare)
- Price
- $6.89 USD
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.
The Gaffer has 5 printings, first in Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023). EDHREC ranks it #1,618 among Commander cards. It appears most in Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant decks (22,888 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run The Gaffer
- Food and Fellowship - Tales of Middle-earth Commander, led by Sam, Loyal Attendant
Commanders that run The Gaffer most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant: 22,888 decks
- Hope Estheim: 9,206 decks
- Ragost, Deft Gastronaut: 8,779 decks
- Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant: 4,872 decks
- Oloro, Ageless Ascetic: 3,994 decks
- Bre of Clan Stoutarm: 2,795 decks
- Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate: 2,661 decks
- Kwia Vigorbloom: 2,341 decks
Often played with The Gaffer
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.
- : You draw just one card, no matter how much life you've gained past 3 life.
- : 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.