Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever you attack with one or more non-Gnome creatures, put a +1/+1 counter on Anim Pakal, then create X 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens that are tapped and attacking, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Anim Pakal.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos
- Price
- $7.31
- EDHREC rank
- #1030
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon floods the board with Gnome tokens every time a nontoken creature attacks, turning a wide combat step into an exponential token engine. The payoff is enormous — slot Phyrexian Altar into the same deck and you're converting those Gnomes into mana mid-combat, or pair her with Arabella, Abandoned Doll to ping the table every time a new artifact token enters.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Arabella, Abandoned Doll
Arabella, Abandoned Doll pings each opponent whenever an artifact enters the battlefield, so every Gnome Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon produces translates directly into drain damage — the two cards form a self-contained engine that scales with how many creatures swing.
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
Caesar, Legion's Emperor rewards attacking with additional tokens and value, and Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon stacks on top of that by generating a wave of Gnomes the moment those attackers are declared — more bodies, more triggers, more pressure.
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ cares about the number of tokens and permanents you control, and Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon supplies a fresh batch of Gnomes every combat, feeding the broadcast counters and card advantage Three Dog generates.
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Isshin, Two Heavens as One doubles attack triggers, so Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon's token generation fires twice per attacker — an already explosive effect becomes a token avalanche that can bury opponents in a single swing.
Tetzin, Gnome Champion
Tetzin, Gnome Champion specifically cares about Gnome tokens and artifact synergies, making Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon a near-mandatory include that reliably manufactures the exact token type Tetzin needs to cycle through his chest-opening ability.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon does her best work — a 100-card singleton format rewards the kind of incremental, scalable engine she provides, and the multiplayer table means more life totals to race through, which makes a persistent token generator more valuable than a single burst threat. In constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer, she's legal but competes against faster, more linear game plans that don't give her the multiple combat steps needed to snowball. Legacy and Vintage are technically options, but a three-mana legendary with a delayed payoff gets dwarfed by the raw speed of those formats. Stick to Commander or Oathbreaker if you want Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon to actually shine.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Anim Pakal, Thousandth MoonPhyrexian AltarAggravated Assault
Infinite colored mana; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Anim Pakal, Thousandth MoonThermopodAggravated Assault
Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite red mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Leonin Warleader produces a burst of attacking tokens on the same power-and-toughness budget and costs under $1, though it only triggers once per attack rather than scaling with your attacker count. Hazezon, Shaper of Sand generates Sand Warriors based on the number of lands you control and comes in near the same price point, but it asks for a different deck architecture entirely — you're trading Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon's attack-trigger consistency for a lands-matter condition that's harder to repeatedly exploit.
Price Context
Current price
$7.31 mid tier
At $7.31, Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon sits in the mid tier — affordable enough to include without budget deliberation, expensive enough that you want a clear plan for her. Demand from multiple high-population commander decks like Isshin, Two Heavens as One and Caesar, Legion's Emperor keeps a floor under that price, so she's unlikely to crater.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Phyrexian Altar
- Arabella, Abandoned Doll
- Caesar, Legion's Emperor
- Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
- Isshin, Two Heavens as One
- Tetzin, Gnome Champion
- Aggravated Assault
- Thermopod
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.