First printed in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (2023)

Adaptive Gemguard

Artifact Creature — Gnome

Tap two untapped artifacts and/or creatures you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

Legality

Legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Tiny Leaders

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Adaptive Gemguard in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI), Premier Draft	53.9%	-1.4	-1.2	53122
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI), Sealed	54.9%	-0.7	-0.4	3611

GIH WR: win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set: points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD: improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games: games in which the card was seen

33 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.