Gwendlyn Di Corci
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
: Target player discards a card at random. Activate only during your turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $226.82
- EDHREC rank
- #24003
Gwendlyn Di Corci forces a random discard from any opponent who has three or more cards at the cost of tapping her — repeatable hand disruption stapled to a 3/5 body that can lock a single player out of their hand entirely if you untap her enough times. The catch is that tap-to-activate means she needs haste or untap support to matter the turn she lands, and she's been out of print long enough that the price reflects her scarcity far more than her raw power.
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 |
Commander is where Gwendlyn Di Corci sees virtually all her play, slotting into Grixis and four- or five-color discard strategies as a repeatable, targeted disruption engine. She's particularly valuable in the command zone, where opponents can't count on her being gone — every turn cycle is a potential discard trigger against the player posing the biggest threat. Legacy and Vintage are both legal formats for her, but dedicated discard shells in those formats have more efficient options that don't require tapping a creature. Oathbreaker is a theoretical home, though the format's smaller hand sizes make sustained discard weaker overall.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Liliana's Specter and Fell Specter hit all opponents on entry rather than one per tap, which trades Gwendlyn Di Corci's selectivity and repeatability for guaranteed immediate value at a fraction of the cost. If the goal is targeted, repeatable hand control rather than symmetrical pain, Stronghold Rats or a wheels-plus-Waste Not engine gets you further for your dollar than any single creature substitute.
Price Context
Current price
$226.82 premium tier
At $226.82, Gwendlyn Di Corci sits firmly in the collector premium tier — her price is driven by a single vintage printing and decades of scarcity, not by competitive demand. The effect does not justify the cost from a pure power standpoint, so you're paying for Reserved List status and nostalgia; she holds value because supply is fixed, but she is not a performance upgrade over far cheaper alternatives.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.