Adaptive Gemguard
Artifact Creature — Gnome · 
Adaptive Gemguard is part of 33 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Ghave, Guru of Spores and Phyrexian Altar.
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.
- Mana value
- 4
- Power/Toughness
- 3/3
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Adaptive Gemguard across all of its 33 combos.
Roles in combos
Adaptive Gemguard can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Adaptive Gemguard
33 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Parallel Lives
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Doubling Season
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Anointed Procession
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Parallel Lives
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Doubling Season
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Primal Vigor
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Primal Vigor
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Anointed Procession
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Kaya, Geist Hunter
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Exalted Sunborn
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Exalted Sunborn
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Kaya, Geist Hunter
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: B, R, G, W
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Thermopod
Parallel Lives
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: B, R, G, W
Cards in combo:
Adaptive Gemguard
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Thermopod
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
