First printed in Ravnica Allegiance (2019)
Creature — Elf Crab Warrior
: Adapt 2. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put two +1/+1 counters on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, you may search your library for a card named Growth-Chamber Guardian, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
2/2
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.
- An ability that triggers when counters are put on a permanent will trigger if that permanent somehow enters the battlefield with those counters.
- If a creature somehow loses all of its +1/+1 counters, it can adapt again and get more +1/+1 counters.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
5 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite card draw, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Chromatic Orrery + Growth-Chamber Guardian + The Cauldron of Eternity + The Great Henge
- Infinite card draw, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Growth-Chamber Guardian + Mycosynth Lattice + The Cauldron of Eternity + The Great Henge
- Infinite card draw, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Chromatic Orrery + Growth-Chamber Guardian + The Great Henge + Wheel of Sun and Moon
- Infinite card draw, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Growth-Chamber Guardian + Mycosynth Lattice + The Great Henge + Wheel of Sun and Moon
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade + Earthcraft + Growth-Chamber Guardian + Wheel of Sun and Moon