Old Gnawbone
Legendary Creature — Dragon
Flying
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, create that many Treasure tokens.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #882
Old Gnawbone turns combat damage into a Treasure avalanche — hit multiple players with dragons and you're floating obscene mana on the following turn. Seven mana is steep, but the payoff is immediate and often game-ending, especially alongside Hellkite Charger in The Ur-Dragon builds where a single attack loop closes the game outright.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Ur-Dragon
The Ur-Dragon's eminence discount puts Old Gnawbone online a turn early, and every dragon swinging into multiple opponents converts to a Treasure pile that fuels the next wave of threats — the two cards form the core of the most popular infinite combat loop in dragon tribal.
Jolene, the Plunder Queen
Jolene, the Plunder Queen rewards Treasure generation with +1/+1 counters and aggressive incentives, so Old Gnawbone's combat triggers feed the commander's engine directly — more creatures swinging means more Treasures, which means a faster, wider board.
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers cares about dealing damage with multiple creatures simultaneously, making Old Gnawbone a multiplier — each hit generates Treasure that bankrolls the next attack step and keeps the damage-matters engine churning.
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient already converts combat damage into mana, and Old Gnawbone stacks a second layer of resource generation on top — together they produce enough mana after a single attack to cast virtually anything left in hand.
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm creates nonlegendary token copies of each dragon entering the battlefield, so Old Gnawbone enters as two triggers worth of stats and two bodies swinging for Treasures — the doubling effect makes the Treasure payoff scale exponentially with every subsequent dragon.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is Old Gnawbone's home — seven mana is tolerable in a format full of ramp, and the payoff of generating multiple Treasures per combat step is uniquely powerful when you're attacking three opponents at once. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but barely played; a 7/7 trample for seven in those formats competes against faster, cheaper threats that close games before combat damage ever generates meaningful value. Vintage shares the same problem at an even more extreme level — the format moves too quickly for a seven-drop whose value accrues over turns. Old Gnawbone is built for Commander, and that's exactly where it thrives.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Old GnawboneHellkite Charger
Infinite colored mana; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Aggravated AssaultOld Gnawbone
Infinite colored mana; Infinite combat phases; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Old GnawboneRevel in Riches
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Old GnawboneMechanized Production
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Old Gnawbone isn't currently available in our database, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest figures. Given its status as a mythic rare with a central role in multiple popular dragon archetypes, it has historically commanded a meaningful price premium — verify current market conditions before buying or trading.
Explore
Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.