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Gavi, Nest Warden
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
You may pay {0} rather than pay the cycling cost of the first card you cycle each turn. Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 red and white Dinosaur Cat creature token.
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“Free cycling fuels an ever-growing token army”
Midrange
Intermediate
Tokens swarm, Combat damage
Tokens, Ramp
Strategy
Gavi is all about the cycling engine—you're drawing cards cheaply and getting rewarded with tokens every turn. The deck wants to abuse the first free cycle per turn while filling your hand with more cycling cards, then converting that card advantage into a growing army of Dinosaur Cats. You'll run a high density of cycling effects (both standalone and on permanents) to trigger Gavi's token creation repeatedly, building a wide board while digging for answers.
Once you've established a token army, you're attacking for chip damage or setting up bigger plays. The real magic happens when cycling synergies like Astral Drift, Flourishing Fox, and Zenith Flare enter the mix—suddenly each cycle does multiple things at once. Your deck is grindy but rewarding: you're never short on cards, you're always making bodies, and you'll often find yourself overwhelming opponents through sheer card advantage and incremental token growth.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey cycling payoffs like Teferi's Agendum and lean on affordable repeatable cyclers (Eternal Dragon, Titanoth Rex, Flourishing Fox) and free ramp like Sol Ring and Cultivate.
Most-Played Cards
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Secluded Steppe
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Remote Isle
Nimble Obstructionist
Smoldering Crater
Astral Drift
Fluctuator
Tectonic Reformation
Valiant Rescuer
Neutralize
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