Jolly Gerbils
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Hamster Citizen
Oracle Text:
Whenever you give a gift, draw a card.
Power/Toughness: 2/3
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Bloomburrow
Price ( USD): $0.16
USD: $0.16 · EUR: €0.12
Public Decks Using This Card
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Character Background
Jolly Gerbils is a deceptively efficient 1W 2/3 that leans into a value game plan: it stabilizes the early board while turning any "give a gift" interaction into free card advantage. Because the trigger cares only about the act of giving, the gerbil rewards decks built around repeatable gift synergies—equipment and auras you pass, grant-a-counter effects, or Bloomburrow cards that hand off permanents or benefits—so you can convert tempo plays into sustained value. As a building block, it fits best in white aggro-value or midrange shells that want incremental advantage without sacrificing pressure; its 2/3 body trades well and buys time for multiple triggers. Deckbuilding tip: include cheap, repeatable ways to give or move permanents and at least a couple of flicker or recursion pieces so each gerbil can trigger more than once across the game. In limited it’s a premium uncommon—early defense plus card draw makes it a first-pick staple when gift support exists.
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