Gavony Silversmith
Creature — Human Soldier
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #22069
Gavony Silversmith enters and puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it — doubling your existing counters across the board for three mana. In a dedicated counters deck that's already in motion, this is a one-card swing; in any other context, it's a blank.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Gavony Silversmith is a Commander card through and through — the effect only matters when you've built around it, and 100-card singleton gives you enough counter synergies to make that worthwhile. In Pauper it's legal but irrelevant; the format moves too fast and too linearly for a three-mana creature that does nothing without setup. Modern and Pioneer have access to far more efficient counter payoffs, so Gavony Silversmith doesn't make the cut competitively in either. Legacy and Vintage don't need it. Commander is the one format where the effect can actually close a game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Gavony Silversmith is deep bulk — grab a copy out of any common box without thinking twice. The price is unlikely to move unless a pushed counters commander drives sudden demand, but at this tier you're buying it for the effect, not the speculation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.