Gluntch, the Bestower
Legendary Creature — Jellyfish
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, choose a player. They put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. Choose a second player to draw a card. Then choose a third player to create two Treasure tokens.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3134
Gluntch, the Bestower puts opponents in a political bind every end step — someone gets counters, someone gets life, someone gets cards, and you decide who gets what. The cost is that the gifts are mandatory and opponents can use them against you, which means Gluntch, the Bestower belongs in decks built to exploit those triggers rather than just donate them blindly — Strionic Resonator doubling a trigger or Kros, Defense Contractor converting those counters into goad pressure are exactly the kind of payoffs that make the card click.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kros, Defense Contractor
Kros, Defense Contractor converts the +1/+1 counters Gluntch, the Bestower distributes into goad triggers, pointing opponents' creatures away from you and into each other. At a 47% inclusion rate across nearly 4,700 Kros decks, this is the premier home for Gluntch.
Phelddagrif
Phelddagrif decks run a group-hug engine that wins by burying the table in goodwill and out-valuing opponents on life and cards — Gluntch, the Bestower fits that template exactly. The redundancy with Phelddagrif's own gifting means the deck rarely runs out of resources to distribute.
Ms. Bumbleflower
Ms. Bumbleflower rewards giving opponents tokens and resources by turning those donations into symmetrical advantage for the controller, and Gluntch, the Bestower's end-step triggers slot directly into that loop. With over 32,000 decks, this is the highest-volume home for Gluntch.
Selvala, Explorer Returned
Selvala, Explorer Returned already leans on political resource-sharing to generate mana and cards, and Gluntch, the Bestower adds a repeatable layer of targeted gifting that feeds that same engine. The synergy is lower than the dedicated group-hug commanders, but the functional overlap with Selvala's tap ability is real.
Doran, Besieged by Time
Doran, Besieged by Time accumulates age counters and rewards toughness-matters synergies, and Gluntch, the Bestower provides the +1/+1 counter distribution that accelerates those counters while keeping the table politically stable. The synergy score is modest, but Gluntch does real work in the defensive midrange shell Doran builds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Gluntch, the Bestower is a Commander card through and through — the political engine it creates only functions in a multiplayer environment where choosing who receives gifts carries meaningful weight. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, a three-mana do-nothing-immediately enchantment with no competitive application simply doesn't register. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where Gluntch, the Bestower could theoretically find a home, but the tighter card counts and faster games make the slow value accumulation harder to leverage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Gluntch, the BestowerStrionic ResonatorKrark-Clan IronworksClock of Omens
Infinite card draw for opponents; Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters for opponents; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
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Gluntch, the BestowerLithoform EngineKrark-Clan IronworksClock of Omens
Infinite card draw for opponents; Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters for opponents; Near-infinite colorless mana; Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Gluntch, the Bestower isn't available here — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates. Given its niche as a group-hug staple rather than a competitive combo piece, it tends to sit in the budget-to-mid range, but verify before buying.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.