Gnawing Crescendo
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine #131 (common)
- Price
- $0.23 USD
Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies this turn, create a 1/1 black Rat creature token with "This token can't block."
Gnawing Crescendo has 1 printing, first in Wilds of Eldraine (2023). EDHREC ranks it #13,371 among Commander cards. It appears most in Wick, the Whorled Mind decks (4,244 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Gnawing Crescendo most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Wick, the Whorled Mind: 4,244 decks
- Totentanz, Swarm Piper: 1,247 decks
- Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner: 43 decks
- Smellerbee, Rebel Fighter: 35 decks
- Iroh, Dragon of the West: 34 decks
- Ash, Party Crasher: 12 decks
- Winter, Team Player: 8 decks
- Raphael, Tough Turtle: 5 decks
Often played with Gnawing Crescendo
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Only creatures you control when Gnawing Crescendo resolves will get +2/+0. However, if a nontoken creature enters the battlefield after Gnawing Crescendo resolves and then dies while under your control later that turn, you'll create a Rat token.