The Gaffer
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant · 2/3
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
Selling The Gaffer?
We pay 50% of a card's market value in cash, or 70% in store credit, for cards worth more than $1. For the cheapest printing of The Gaffer, that's about $3.59 cash or $5.03 in credit.
All 5 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit Eternal HOC | 55 | Aug 2026 | – | $18.77 |
| The Hobbit Eternal HOC | 15 | Aug 2026 | $7.24 | $8.87 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander LTC | 414 | Nov 2023 | $13.77 | $21.13 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander LTC | 96 | Jun 2023 | $8.07 | – |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander LTC | 12 | Jun 2023 | $7.18 | – |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
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Rulings
The Gaffer's ability looks at how much life you've gained in the turn, even if it wasn't on the battlefield when you gained life. It doesn't care if you also lost life, even if you lost more life than you gained.
You draw just one card, no matter how much life you've gained past 3 life.
If you haven't gained 3 or more life by the time an end step begins, The Gaffer's ability won't trigger at all.
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