Gert and Old Lace, Runaways
MSC · uncommon · Released 2026-06-26
Power
brawl
tier-1Strong staple
commander
tier-2Strong staple
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
synergy
wants support
caps
fixed effect
rigid
one mode
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH
Archetypes
positive:
midrangewheels
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
midrange-threatramp-spelldiscard-outletmana-fixing
Risks
etb-onlydiscard-costrequires-land-in-hand
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
dinosaurhuman
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-abilitymodal
Rationale
A 3cmc 4/3 trample legendary that on ETB optionally discards a card to fetch a basic land to hand — combining a solid body with fixing/ramp and an incidental discard outlet. Fits naturally in Gruul midrange and any shell that wants to smooth mana while deploying threats; the discard synergizes modestly with wheels or graveyard-value strategies. Not a defining inclusion anywhere but solid across casual brackets.
Learnings (2)
The land-fetch ETB is optional and puts the card into hand (not onto the battlefield tapped), making this a hand-fixing effect rather than true ramp — it accelerates future land drops but doesn't add mana immediately.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
As a legendary Human Dinosaur Hero, Gert and Old Lace counts as both Human and Dinosaur for tribal synergy purposes, giving it cross-tribal utility in Gruul builds that mix creature types.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #30,475