Card

Golbez, Crystal Collector

Mana cost {U}{B}

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard 1/4

Whenever an artifact you control enters, surveil 1. At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more artifacts, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Then if you control eight or more artifacts, each opponent loses life equal to that card's power.

No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 28 known combos. 2 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Rare · FIN · #225
Cheapest printing
€0.41
EDHREC salt
0.14
Color identity
Black, Blue
Keywords
Surveil

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

28 known combos.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast
    If the target creature card is an illegal target as Golbez, Crystal Collector's last ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. Opponents won't lose life even if you control eight or more artifacts.
  • 2025-06-06 · Wizards of the Coast
    Golbez, Crystal Collector's last ability checks at the moment it would trigger to see if you control four or more artifacts. If you don't, the ability won't trigger at all. If it does trigger, the ability will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't control four or more artifacts at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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