Gonti, Night Minister
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Oracle Text:
Whenever a player casts a spell they don't own, that player creates a Treasure token.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller looks at the top card of that opponent's library and exiles it face down. They may play that card for as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast a spell this way.
Power/Toughness: 3/4
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (5) →
Expansion: Aetherdrift
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Character Background
Gonti, Night Minister is a classic value engine with a sly tempo bent, rewarding you for turning every stolen spell into extra Treasure and every point of combat damage into more theft. In practice, it fits best in grindy midrange or control shells that can protect a board presence while leveraging opponents’ cards against them. The 3/4 body blocks well, and once you start connecting with evasive creatures, token makers, or repeatable pingers, Gonti turns chip damage into a steady stream of hidden resources. Deckbuilding-wise, pair it with cheap evasive threats, menace creatures, or equipment that helps guarantee combat damage, and include ways to spend Treasure efficiently so the mana rebate matters. The face-down exile clause also makes the stolen card harder to track, adding both information denial and long-game inevitability. Gonti feels like a bureaucrat of theft: patient, profiting from everyone else’s spells, and converting the table’s momentum into your own.
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