By Gnome Means (UST #4)
By Gnome Means is a rare printing from Unstable (UST #4), a Enchantment. Illustrated by Sean Murray.
Card text
{1}{W}, Remove a counter from a permanent you control: Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
{1}{W}, Sacrifice an artifact: Choose any kind of counter a printed card refers to, then put one of that counter on target permanent.
There's no race like gnome.
Details
| Mana cost | {2}{W} |
|---|---|
| Type | Enchantment |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Unstable (UST) |
| Collector number | 4 |
| Artist | Sean Murray |
| Released | 2017-12-08 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.31, foil $0.36 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Legacy | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Not legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Not legal |
| Oathbreaker | Not legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Not legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- January 19, 2018 — You can put any established kind of counter on any permanent using the last ability. If that counter has no mechanical relevance, it’s still put on the creature. For example, you can put a loyalty counter on a creature this way. The loyalty counter won’t do anything, but who knows? The creature might one day become a planeswalker, and then it will. Dream big!