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Glarb, Calamity's Augur

Glarb, Calamity's Augur

Legendary Creature — Frog Wizard Noble

Glarb wants a deck that casts extra spells for free off the top of its deck. It also works in a deck built around Frogs, Library Manipulation or Nobles.

  • Mana costblackgreenblue
  • Blue, Black, Green ()
  • Power / toughness2 / 4
  • RarityMythic

Deathtouch

You may look at the top card of your library any time.

You may play lands and cast spells with mana value 4 or greater from the top of your library.

tap: Surveil 2.

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Archetypes

Cards That Fit Glarb, Calamity's Augur

Picked for what they do in Glarb's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Glarb's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Glarb, Calamity's Augur

explain how Glarb works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 26 Jul 2024

If the top card of your library changes while you're casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, you can't look at the new top card until you finish doing so. This means that if you cast a spell from the top of your library, you can't look at the next one until you're done paying for that spell.

Wizards of the Coast 26 Jul 2024

If the top card of your library has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose a value of X that makes that spell's mana value 4 or greater in order to cast it.

Wizards of the Coast 26 Jul 2024

You can look at the top card of your library whenever you want (with one restriction; see below), even if you don't have priority. This action doesn't use the stack. Knowing what that card is becomes part of the information you have access to, just like you can look at the cards in your hand.

Wizards of the Coast 26 Jul 2024

You must pay all costs and follow all timing rules for lands played and spells cast from the top of your library this way.

4 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Glarb, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryUBGPlayers write colors as letters: U for blue, B for black, G for green. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.Cascade/Free CastCascade decks cast extra spells for free, straight from the top of their deck, every time they cast the right card. Cascade turns over cards from the top of your library until it hits a cheaper spell, which you may cast without paying for it.Open the Cascade/Free Cast pagePlay from TopLets you play cards directly off the top of your deck, so your next draw is always available to cast. It pairs strongly with anything that controls what sits on top. Bolas's Citadel, Mystic ForgeOpen the Play from Top pageCard SelectionImproves what you draw rather than how much: you look at the top few cards of your library and decide what stays on top. Ponder lets you rearrange the top three, Serum Visions lets you scry, and Consider lets you surveil. It makes your draws more reliable without giving you extra cards.Open the Card Selection pageLibrary ManipulationCards that let you look at, rearrange or play from the top of your deck, so you control what you draw next.Open the Library Manipulation page