Gyre Sage

Creature — Elf Druid

Evolve (Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, if it has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

{T} Add {G} for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Combos

• Apocalypse Hydra + Gyre Sage
• Blade of the Bloodchief + Gyre Sage
• Elvish Archdruid + Elvish Mystic + Gyre Sage

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

Monomanamaniac on Eat at Rocco's

2 months ago

So I'll be honest and say that I'm a total outsider to the food deck archetype, so I'm no expert. I'll make some suggestions of cards that I like and that excite me.

Kami of Whispered Hopes seems like a bomb and Jaheira, Friend of the Forest could turn your food into mox emeralds. Yotian Dissident Gyre Sage Incubation Druid Shalai and Hallar Three Visits

A lot of LOTR stuff would work too Peregrin Took The Shire Samwise Gamgee Sam, Loyal Attendant

I hate to suggest cuts, so I'll leave that up to you. I will say that you seem to be trying to do a lot of things, maybe think about cutting out some of the sub themes, and try to work on the top end of your curve because it's still quite high

Kinz on Chishiro

3 months ago

Creature removal: Beast Within, Decimate, Kenrith's Command, Mawloc, Domri's Ambush, Ground Assault, Clan Defiance, Pit Fight, Ram Through, Inscription of Abundance, Ulvenwald Tracker, Lignify, Prizefight, Cosmic Hunger, Tail Swipe, Bite Down, Rabid Bite, Master's Rebuke, Devouring Tendrils, Warbriar Blessing, Epic Confrontation, Tandem Takedown, Chaos Warp, Vow of Lightning, Meteor Swarm, Volcanic Salvo, Arni Slays the Troll

Artifact/Enchantment removal: Migloz, Maze Crusher, Hull Breach, Kogla and Yidaro, Klauth's Will, Artifact Mutation, Cindervines, Vithian Renegades, Reclamation Sage, Tranquil Frillback, Kogla, the Titan Ape, Manglehorn, Masked Vandal, Titan of Industry, Woodfall Primus, Wickerbough Elder, Vandalblast, Abrade, Fall of the Hammer

Board wipes x3: Chain Reaction, Starstorm, Blasphemous Act, Anger of the Gods, Brotherhood's End, Chandra's Ignition, Klauth's Will, Monstrous Onslaught, Mizzium Mortars

Ramp: Goblin Anarchomancer, Incubation Druid, Springbloom Druid, Sanctum Weaver, Gyre Sage, Fertilid, Kami of Whispered Hopes, Biophagus, Wolfwillow Haven, Klothys, God of Destiny, Gift of Paradise, Font of Fertility, Dawntreader Elk, Omen of the Hunt, New Horizons, Blighted Burgeoning

We'll check these out next time.

DemonDragonJ on All Will Be One

4 months ago

I have replaced Privileged Position and Gyre Sage with Sigarda, Font of Blessings and Kami of Whispered Hopes, because I feel that the latter cards are superior to the former cards; the deck now has one fewer non-crreautre spell to synergize with Flux Channeler, but that is a minor sacrifice to make.

ArtistaFeo on Chishiro Precon 1

4 months ago

Easy Cuts

Old-Growth Troll, Walking Skyscraper, Smoke Spirits' Aid, Vastwood Surge, Sword of Vengeance, Unquenchable Fury, One with the Kami, Elemental Mastery,

Ox of Agonas (Swap for Inspiring Call), Ulvenwald Oddity  ^Flip (switch for Primal Rage), Spearbreaker Behemoth (Swap for Heroic Intervention I have a copy of this card to give you.), Ascendant Acolyte - maybe cut? good card but i think you can do better.

Shifting Shadow, only keep if you have a lot of creatures with ETB effects. By a lot I mean at least 10.

Blackblade Reforged, Bonehoard, andFireshrieker can be upgraded for more synergistic equipment or auras. For example Bone Sabres, Fractal Harness, and Luxior, Giada's Gift. Search scryfall for equipment with counter keywords, then do the same for auras. You should absolutely play Sword of Truth and Justice

Search scryfall for cards with "evolve" for early game creatures that are growers, not showers. I highly recommend Experiment One and Gyre Sage! Gyre is 100% better than either spell I talk about below. vv

Most ramp spells in your deck should cost 2 or less CMC. 3 is fine. But you want to play them early game rather than late game. Cards like Tanuki Transplanter are very good ramp spells, but you only want 1 or 2 ramp spells that cost 4 or greater in your deck. I would keep this card in your deck depending on what the rest of your ramp looks like. Rampant Rejuvenator is another 4 cmc ramp. it does synergies with your counter theme, but its less dependable ramp because it has to die and your deck isn't playing sac outlets like Phyrexian Alter. on the plus side it is nice to beef it up and wait for that pending board wipe to slingshot your land base past the rest of the table. These are the tough decisions we are faced with. You should cut one of these cards. Keep Bear Umbra, it is better than both above mentioned and has the same CMC.

I would cut most lands that enter the battlefield tapped, they really f*ck up your early game. its ok to have a few, but they better be worth it.

FormOverFunction on Looking for Spice

5 months ago

Also: any time I see Gyre Sage all I can think about is Increasing Savagery. Few things are as wonderful as casting increasing savagery on the sage, then flashing it back, on the sage again, by tapping the sage. Not an insta-win or anything, but definitely an achievement to unlock.

ViscountVonSausageRoll on Green Counter Gang

5 months ago

I like. One thing that sticks out is you don't have any way aside from 1x Master Symmetrist to give trample to your dudes. This could allow absolutely behemoth creatures to be chump-blocked.

In stickin' with the theme of +1/+1 counters, may I suggest Crowned Ceratok, or Bramblewood Paragon?

Also if you're looking for themed green mana ramp Gyre Sage is pretty dope.

Epicurus on ¿Mono green control?

9 months ago

Awesome build!

Personally, I would take Gyre Sage over Manaweft Sliver, and Leafkin Druid over Tangled Florahedron  ^Flip. But they're all pretty close in power level, so that's a matter of opinion.

I'd also take Predator Ooze over Managorger Hydra.

StoryArcher on Don't Let Em Breathe (Quick)

10 months ago

PickleNutz

I hadn't messed with the counter deck in a while, so I just ran a quick playtest. It's just solataire, of course, but at the end of round 5, I had:

• 11/12 Gyre Sage
• 7/6 Renegade Krasis
• 6/6 Swarm Shambler
• 9/9 Experiment One
• 12/11 Avatar of the Resolute
• 12/13 Voracious Hydra

and...

• 42/42 Wildwood Scourge

That was with one Hardened Scales on the board and an Inscription of Abundance in my hand.

Not every hand ends up like that, but more than you would think. It's just crazy.