Gyrus, Waker of Corpses 
Legendary Creature — Hydra0/0
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Hydra
Gyrus enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it. Whenever Gyrus attacks, you may exile target creature card with lesser power from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card and that's tapped and attacking. Exile the token at end of combat.
Printing details
- Set
- C18 · 41
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Released
- 2018-08-10
- Prices
- €0.51 · $1.07
Price history
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend |
|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | €0.57 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.19 trend €0.57 30-day avg €0.49 | low €0.19 trend €0.55 30-day avg €0.48 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from – | NM from €0.59 with Zero from €0.59 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from – | NM from €0.49 |
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If the copied creature card has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0. -
Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature card will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature card] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature card] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the chosen creature card will also work.
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Although the token is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for the purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).
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The amount of mana you spent to cast Gyrus is usually equal to its mana value, normally 3 plus the value chosen for X. However, you also include any additional costs you pay, including the commander tax.
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Gyrus's token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature card and nothing else. It doesn't copy any effects that modified it before it was put into your graveyard.
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You choose which player or planeswalker the token is attacking. It doesn't have to be attacking the same player or planeswalker that Gyrus is attacking.
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If another creature enters the battlefield as a copy of Gyrus, consider how much mana was spent to cast that creature to determine how many +1/+1 counters it enters with.
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If Gyrus enters the battlefield without being cast, then no mana was spent to cast it. It enters the battlefield without any +1/+1 counters. If no other effects are increasing its toughness at that time, it will be put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action.