Compass Gnome
Artifact Creature — Gnome
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card or Cave card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #15598
Compass Gnome enters, draws you a card, and puts a basic land into play tapped — three words of rules text that make it a genuine piece of work for a two-mana artifact creature. Outside of Tetzin, Gnome Champion decks where its type line matters as much as its ability, it's a niche role-player that barely clears the bar in non-tribal lists.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tetzin, Gnome Champion
Tetzin, Gnome Champion cares about Gnomes entering and dying, so Compass Gnome does double duty: it fixes your mana while padding the artifact-Gnome count that keeps Tetzin's triggered abilities live.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Compass Gnome is a Tetzin, Gnome Champion inclusion first and a general-purpose card second — the draw-plus-land effect is fine, but a 1/3 for two that doesn't accelerate you is easy to outclass outside a dedicated Gnome shell. In competitive constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer, it doesn't come close to the efficiency bar; two mana for a tapped basic is a ramp spell stapled to a body that will never attack relevantly. Pauper is its best non-Commander home, where the card draw is real value and bodies matter more, but even there it competes with more powerful two-drops. Treat it as a tribal piece first; everywhere else, there are better options at the same cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Compass Gnome is deep bulk — buy a playset for pocket change and don't think twice. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't appreciate, so grab it for the deck you need it in today and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tetzin, Gnome Champion
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.