Art by DiTerlizzi

Grandmother Goby

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, counter that spell. Create a number of 1/1 blue Merfolk creature tokens equal to the amount of mana spent to cast that spell.

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Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

25%

Instant

15%

Sorcery

Artifact

13%

Enchantment

Land

35%

Average Mana Curve

13%

24%

21%

16%

11%

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Most Played With Grandmother Goby (168)

Sol Ring

79% of decks · $1.38

Svyelun of Sea and Sky

69% of decks · $0.44

Attuma, Atlantean Warlord

69% of decks · $0.26

Glen Elendra's Answer

69% of decks · $1.08

Arcane Signet

65% of decks · $0.49

Merfolk Sovereign

64% of decks · $0.38

Rimefire Torque

61% of decks · $0.37

Merrow Reejerey

60% of decks · $0.31

Malevolent Hermit

59% of decks

Sphinx of the Final Word

59% of decks · $0.51

Transcendent Message

58% of decks · $0.37

Kopala, Warden of Waves

58% of decks · $0.35

Sapphire Medallion

57% of decks · $8.55

Thought Vessel

55% of decks

Baral, Chief of Compliance

55% of decks · $4.76

Summon: Leviathan

55% of decks · $1.36

Stonybrook Banneret

54% of decks · $0.28

Mist Dancer

53% of decks · $0.30

Thryx, the Sudden Storm

53% of decks · $0.23

Merrow Commerce

52% of decks · $17.47

Patchwork Banner

51% of decks · $2.79

High Tide

49% of decks · $1.66

Skullclamp

48% of decks · $5.21

Kindred Discovery

48% of decks · $4.87

Obelisk of Urd

44% of decks · $2.80

Complete the Circuit

44% of decks · $0.39

Deeproot Pilgrimage

42% of decks · $1.80

Roaming Throne

41% of decks · $51.97

Meeting of Minds

41% of decks · $0.27

Artistic Refusal

40% of decks · $0.15

Distant Melody

38% of decks · $0.36

Emperor Mihail II

38% of decks · $0.29

Amphibian Downpour

37% of decks · $1.86

Treasure Cruise

37% of decks · $0.34

Unexpected Assistance

36% of decks · $0.26

Archmage Emeritus

35% of decks · $0.57

Sea Gate Restoration

35% of decks

Sink into Stupor

35% of decks

Curse of the Swine

35% of decks · $0.30

Mists of Lórien

35% of decks · $1.42

Mindspring Merfolk

35% of decks · $0.40

Raise the Palisade

35% of decks · $11.65

Ashnod's Altar

34% of decks · $16.88

Dawn-Blessed Pennant

33% of decks · $0.34

Pongify

31% of decks · $3.12

Dig Through Time

31% of decks · $0.30

Silver Myr

30% of decks · $0.70

Merrow Harbinger

29% of decks · $2.90

Tishana's Tidebinder

27% of decks · $2.70

Counterspell

27% of decks · $4.28

White Lotus Tile

27% of decks · $3.93

Moonlit Meditation

27% of decks · $0.47

Banner of Kinship

27% of decks · $7.39

The Eternity Elevator

27% of decks · $3.04

Swarm Intelligence

25% of decks · $0.40

Aetherize

25% of decks · $0.49

Rapid Hybridization

25% of decks · $0.78

Wanderwine Prophets

25% of decks · $15.42

Mind Stone

24% of decks

Sky Diamond

23% of decks · $0.25

Temporal Cleansing

22% of decks · $0.18

Enduring Curiosity

22% of decks · $6.93

Lose Focus

22% of decks · $0.22

Cyclonic Rift

22% of decks · $39.16

Sigil Tracer

21% of decks · $8.27

Deepchannel Mentor

21% of decks · $4.78

Hullbreaker Horror

20% of decks · $6.03

Blue Sun's Zenith

20% of decks · $3.37

Make Disappear

20% of decks · $0.25

Harbinger of the Seas

19% of decks · $1.91

Shark Typhoon

19% of decks · $0.30

Guile

19% of decks · $0.83

Spirit Water Revival

19% of decks · $0.58

Flusterstorm

18% of decks · $8.05

Harmonized Trio

18% of decks

Deeproot Waters

18% of decks · $0.24

Titan of Littjara

18% of decks · $5.09

Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards

18% of decks · $0.28

Hydroelectric Specimen

18% of decks

Throne of Eldraine

18% of decks · $29.42

Pull from Tomorrow

17% of decks · $0.33

River Sneak

17% of decks · $0.28

Daughter of the Deep

17% of decks · $2.27

Junk Winder

16% of decks · $0.35

Bident of Thassa

16% of decks · $0.45

Rhystic Study

16% of decks · $69.59

Thran Dynamo

16% of decks · $4.43

Talrand, Sky Summoner

16% of decks · $1.82

Ponder

16% of decks · $3.58

Phyrexian Altar

16% of decks · $54.36

A Little Chat

15% of decks · $0.23

Lightning Greaves

15% of decks · $4.00

Midnight Clock

15% of decks · $0.57

Ornithopter of Paradise

15% of decks · $2.23

An Offer You Can't Refuse

14% of decks · $3.16

Brainstorm

14% of decks · $0.57

Heraldic Banner

14% of decks · $0.33

Coralhelm Commander

14% of decks · $0.29

Frantic Search

14% of decks · $2.13

Narset's Reversal

14% of decks · $2.81

Mystic Remora

14% of decks · $15.08

Coat of Arms

14% of decks · $19.25

Bender's Waterskin

14% of decks · $0.89

Secret of Bloodbending

13% of decks · $0.98

Chronicle of Victory

13% of decks · $21.97

Disruptor of Currents

13% of decks · $0.23

Rise of the Eldrazi

13% of decks · $26.70

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

13% of decks · $10.15

Consign to Memory

13% of decks · $4.01

Everflowing Chalice

12% of decks · $0.30

Mana Drain

12% of decks · $56.89

Step Through

12% of decks · $0.24

Palladium Myr

12% of decks · $1.20

March of Swirling Mist

12% of decks · $4.20

Seahunter

12% of decks · $3.78

Expedition Map

12% of decks · $1.44

Solemn Simulacrum

11% of decks · $0.34

Archmage of Runes

11% of decks · $3.67

Fellwar Stone

11% of decks

Fabricate

11% of decks · $10.36

Mind's Desire

11% of decks · $1.05

Drowner of Secrets

10% of decks · $0.33

Arcane Denial

10% of decks · $2.03

Silundi Vision

10% of decks

Curiosity Crafter

10% of decks · $0.32

Reality Shift

10% of decks · $0.35

Volshe Tideturner

10% of decks · $0.25

Caged Sun

10% of decks · $3.87

Extraplanar Lens

10% of decks · $14.06

Train of Thought

10% of decks · $0.09

Aquitect's Will

10% of decks · $0.35

Finale of Revelation

9% of decks · $0.35

Pol Jamaar, Illusionist

9% of decks · $0.78

Adaptive Automaton

9% of decks · $0.44

Wayfarer's Bauble

9% of decks · $5.61

Swiftfoot Boots

9% of decks

Swan Song

9% of decks · $10.60

Idol of Oblivion

9% of decks · $3.29

Glasspool Mimic

9% of decks

Sea Scryer

9% of decks · $0.26

Temporal Fissure

9% of decks · $0.29

Mathemagics

9% of decks · $3.51

Primal Amulet

9% of decks

Lórien Revealed

8% of decks · $5.68

Mentor's Guidance

8% of decks · $0.11

Namor, Scourge of the Seas

8% of decks · $0.75

Gigadrowse

8% of decks · $0.34

Muddle the Mixture

8% of decks · $2.76

Propaganda

8% of decks · $2.22

Force of Will

8% of decks · $59.96

Gilded Lotus

8% of decks · $0.54

Intruder Alarm

8% of decks · $5.75

Lofty Dreams

8% of decks · $0.17

Replication Technique

7% of decks · $0.23

Astral Wingspan

7% of decks · $0.28

Archmage's Charm

7% of decks · $2.14

Temporal Trespass

7% of decks · $2.89

Wicked Slumber

6% of decks · $0.28

Hide on the Ceiling

6% of decks · $0.95

Jwari Disruption

6% of decks

Opt

6% of decks · $0.27

Rooftop Nuisance

6% of decks · $0.14

Opposition

6% of decks · $1.11

Even the Score

6% of decks · $0.52

Preordain

6% of decks · $0.87

Mind Spring

5% of decks · $0.30

Reconnaissance Mission

5% of decks · $0.34

Brain Freeze

5% of decks

New Cards

Wizard's Staff

48% of decks · $3.00

Theorist's Proxy

17% of decks · $0.37

Uncover the Moon-Letters

11% of decks · $0.29

Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver

8% of decks · $8.93

Troop of Ponies

3% of decks · $0.33

Creatures (50)

Svyelun of Sea and Sky

69% of decks · $0.44

Attuma, Atlantean Warlord

69% of decks · $0.26

Merfolk Sovereign

64% of decks · $0.38

Merrow Reejerey

60% of decks · $0.31

Malevolent Hermit

59% of decks

Sphinx of the Final Word

59% of decks · $0.51

Kopala, Warden of Waves

58% of decks · $0.35

Baral, Chief of Compliance

55% of decks · $4.76

Summon: Leviathan

55% of decks · $1.36

Stonybrook Banneret

54% of decks · $0.28

Mist Dancer

53% of decks · $0.30

Thryx, the Sudden Storm

53% of decks · $0.23

Roaming Throne

41% of decks · $51.97

Emperor Mihail II

38% of decks · $0.29

Archmage Emeritus

35% of decks · $0.57

Mindspring Merfolk

35% of decks · $0.40

Silver Myr

30% of decks · $0.70

Merrow Harbinger

29% of decks · $2.90

Tishana's Tidebinder

27% of decks · $2.70

Wanderwine Prophets

25% of decks · $15.42

Enduring Curiosity

22% of decks · $6.93

Sigil Tracer

21% of decks · $8.27

Deepchannel Mentor

21% of decks · $4.78

Hullbreaker Horror

20% of decks · $6.03

Harbinger of the Seas

19% of decks · $1.91

Guile

19% of decks · $0.83

Harmonized Trio

18% of decks

Titan of Littjara

18% of decks · $5.09

Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards

18% of decks · $0.28

Hydroelectric Specimen

18% of decks

River Sneak

17% of decks · $0.28

Daughter of the Deep

17% of decks · $2.27

Junk Winder

16% of decks · $0.35

Talrand, Sky Summoner

16% of decks · $1.82

Ornithopter of Paradise

15% of decks · $2.23

Coralhelm Commander

14% of decks · $0.29

Disruptor of Currents

13% of decks · $0.23

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

13% of decks · $10.15

Palladium Myr

12% of decks · $1.20

Seahunter

12% of decks · $3.78

Solemn Simulacrum

11% of decks · $0.34

Archmage of Runes

11% of decks · $3.67

Drowner of Secrets

10% of decks · $0.33

Curiosity Crafter

10% of decks · $0.32

Volshe Tideturner

10% of decks · $0.25

Pol Jamaar, Illusionist

9% of decks · $0.78

Adaptive Automaton

9% of decks · $0.44

Glasspool Mimic

9% of decks

Sea Scryer

9% of decks · $0.26

Namor, Scourge of the Seas

8% of decks · $0.75

Instants (41)

Glen Elendra's Answer

69% of decks · $1.08

Transcendent Message

58% of decks · $0.37

High Tide

49% of decks · $1.66

Complete the Circuit

44% of decks · $0.39

Meeting of Minds

41% of decks · $0.27

Artistic Refusal

40% of decks · $0.15

Unexpected Assistance

36% of decks · $0.26

Sink into Stupor

35% of decks

Pongify

31% of decks · $3.12

Dig Through Time

31% of decks · $0.30

Counterspell

27% of decks · $4.28

Aetherize

25% of decks · $0.49

Rapid Hybridization

25% of decks · $0.78

Lose Focus

22% of decks · $0.22

Cyclonic Rift

22% of decks · $39.16

Blue Sun's Zenith

20% of decks · $3.37

Make Disappear

20% of decks · $0.25

Flusterstorm

18% of decks · $8.05

Pull from Tomorrow

17% of decks · $0.33

A Little Chat

15% of decks · $0.23

An Offer You Can't Refuse

14% of decks · $3.16

Brainstorm

14% of decks · $0.57

Frantic Search

14% of decks · $2.13

Narset's Reversal

14% of decks · $2.81

Consign to Memory

13% of decks · $4.01

Mana Drain

12% of decks · $56.89

March of Swirling Mist

12% of decks · $4.20

Arcane Denial

10% of decks · $2.03

Silundi Vision

10% of decks

Reality Shift

10% of decks · $0.35

Swan Song

9% of decks · $10.60

Gigadrowse

8% of decks · $0.34

Muddle the Mixture

8% of decks · $2.76

Force of Will

8% of decks · $59.96

Archmage's Charm

7% of decks · $2.14

Wicked Slumber

6% of decks · $0.28

Hide on the Ceiling

6% of decks · $0.95

Jwari Disruption

6% of decks

Opt

6% of decks · $0.27

Even the Score

6% of decks · $0.52

Brain Freeze

5% of decks

Sorceries (26)

Distant Melody

38% of decks · $0.36

Treasure Cruise

37% of decks · $0.34

Sea Gate Restoration

35% of decks

Curse of the Swine

35% of decks · $0.30

Mists of Lórien

35% of decks · $1.42

Raise the Palisade

35% of decks · $11.65

Temporal Cleansing

22% of decks · $0.18

Spirit Water Revival

19% of decks · $0.58

Ponder

16% of decks · $3.58

Secret of Bloodbending

13% of decks · $0.98

Rise of the Eldrazi

13% of decks · $26.70

Step Through

12% of decks · $0.24

Fabricate

11% of decks · $10.36

Mind's Desire

11% of decks · $1.05

Train of Thought

10% of decks · $0.09

Aquitect's Will

10% of decks · $0.35

Finale of Revelation

9% of decks · $0.35

Temporal Fissure

9% of decks · $0.29

Mathemagics

9% of decks · $3.51

Lórien Revealed

8% of decks · $5.68

Mentor's Guidance

8% of decks · $0.11

Replication Technique

7% of decks · $0.23

Temporal Trespass

7% of decks · $2.89

Rooftop Nuisance

6% of decks · $0.14

Preordain

6% of decks · $0.87

Mind Spring

5% of decks · $0.30

Utility Artifacts (17)

Rimefire Torque

61% of decks · $0.37

Sapphire Medallion

57% of decks · $8.55

Skullclamp

48% of decks · $5.21

Obelisk of Urd

44% of decks · $2.80

Ashnod's Altar

34% of decks · $16.88

Dawn-Blessed Pennant

33% of decks · $0.34

Banner of Kinship

27% of decks · $7.39

Bident of Thassa

16% of decks · $0.45

Phyrexian Altar

16% of decks · $54.36

Lightning Greaves

15% of decks · $4.00

Coat of Arms

14% of decks · $19.25

Chronicle of Victory

13% of decks · $21.97

Expedition Map

12% of decks · $1.44

Wayfarer's Bauble

9% of decks · $5.61

Swiftfoot Boots

9% of decks

Idol of Oblivion

9% of decks · $3.29

Primal Amulet

9% of decks

Mana Artifacts (18)

Sol Ring

79% of decks · $1.38

Arcane Signet

65% of decks · $0.49

Thought Vessel

55% of decks

Patchwork Banner

51% of decks · $2.79

White Lotus Tile

27% of decks · $3.93

The Eternity Elevator

27% of decks · $3.04

Mind Stone

24% of decks

Sky Diamond

23% of decks · $0.25

Throne of Eldraine

18% of decks · $29.42

Thran Dynamo

16% of decks · $4.43

Midnight Clock

15% of decks · $0.57

Heraldic Banner

14% of decks · $0.33

Bender's Waterskin

14% of decks · $0.89

Everflowing Chalice

12% of decks · $0.30

Fellwar Stone

11% of decks

Caged Sun

10% of decks · $3.87

Extraplanar Lens

10% of decks · $14.06

Gilded Lotus

8% of decks · $0.54

Enchantments (16)

Merrow Commerce

52% of decks · $17.47

Kindred Discovery

48% of decks · $4.87

Deeproot Pilgrimage

42% of decks · $1.80

Amphibian Downpour

37% of decks · $1.86

Moonlit Meditation

27% of decks · $0.47

Swarm Intelligence

25% of decks · $0.40

Shark Typhoon

19% of decks · $0.30

Deeproot Waters

18% of decks · $0.24

Rhystic Study

16% of decks · $69.59

Mystic Remora

14% of decks · $15.08

Propaganda

8% of decks · $2.22

Intruder Alarm

8% of decks · $5.75

Lofty Dreams

8% of decks · $0.17

Astral Wingspan

7% of decks · $0.28

Opposition

6% of decks · $1.11

Reconnaissance Mission

5% of decks · $0.34

Utility Lands (26)

Mistrise Village

83% of decks

Boseiju, Who Shelters All

69% of decks

Mystic Sanctuary

66% of decks

Reliquary Tower

62% of decks

Three Tree City

61% of decks

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

43% of decks

Otawara, Soaring City

40% of decks

Riptide Laboratory

33% of decks

War Room

33% of decks

Urza's Saga

17% of decks

Academy Ruins

17% of decks

Castle Vantress

16% of decks

Fountainport

16% of decks

Sunken Palace

15% of decks

Terrain Generator

12% of decks

Rivendell

12% of decks

Lonely Sandbar

10% of decks

Tolaria West

10% of decks

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

9% of decks

Ancient Tomb

8% of decks

Rogue's Passage

6% of decks

High Market

6% of decks

Halimar Depths

6% of decks

Temple of the False God

6% of decks

Agna Qel'a

5% of decks

Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital

5% of decks

Lands (14)

Island

94% of decks

Sea Gate Restoration

35% of decks

Sink into Stupor

35% of decks

Myriad Landscape

27% of decks

Cavern of Souls

24% of decks

Path of Ancestry

20% of decks

Hydroelectric Specimen

18% of decks

Urza's Cave

16% of decks

Silundi Vision

10% of decks

Glasspool Mimic

9% of decks

Talon Gates of Madara

7% of decks

Jwari Disruption

6% of decks

Demolition Field

6% of decks

Snow-Covered Island

6% of decks

Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.

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19 Creatures, 32 Lands, 22 Instants, 11 Sorceries, 11 Artifacts, 4 Enchantments

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24 Creatures, 34 Lands, 13 Instants, 12 Sorceries, 14 Artifacts, 2 Enchantments

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27 Creatures, 30 Lands, 11 Instants, 10 Sorceries, 16 Artifacts, 5 Enchantments

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33 Creatures, 35 Lands, 15 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 10 Artifacts, 2 Enchantments

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27 Creatures, 36 Lands, 11 Instants, 3 Sorceries, 14 Artifacts, 8 Enchantments

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24 Creatures, 37 Lands, 15 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 12 Artifacts, 7 Enchantments

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View decklist ↗$399.00

33 Creatures, 37 Lands, 6 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 13 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments

2026-10-04

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18 Creatures, 33 Lands, 17 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 19 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments

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23 Creatures, 36 Lands, 16 Instants, 9 Sorceries, 12 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

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40 Creatures, 36 Lands, 12 Instants, 5 Sorceries, 3 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

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22 Creatures, 35 Lands, 25 Instants, 5 Sorceries, 7 Artifacts, 5 Enchantments

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30 Creatures, 37 Lands, 7 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 14 Artifacts, 7 Enchantments

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37 Creatures, 36 Lands, 8 Instants, 3 Sorceries, 10 Artifacts, 5 Enchantments

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23 Creatures, 36 Lands, 17 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 11 Artifacts, 5 Enchantments

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33 Creatures, 35 Lands, 14 Instants, 8 Sorceries, 7 Artifacts, 2 Enchantments

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14 Creatures, 36 Lands, 16 Instants, 9 Sorceries, 19 Artifacts, 5 Enchantments

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29 Creatures, 37 Lands, 11 Instants, 10 Sorceries, 9 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

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