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Glissa Sunseeker

Glissa Sunseeker

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior

Glissa Sunseeker wants a deck that answers everything its opponents play, then wins late. It also works in a deck built around Elves or Warriors.

  • Mana cost2 genericgreengreen
  • Green ()
  • Power / toughness3 / 2
  • RarityRare

First strike

tap: Destroy target artifact if its mana value is equal to the amount of unspent mana you have.

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Cards That Fit Glissa Sunseeker

Picked for what they do in Glissa Sunseeker's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Glissa Sunseeker'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 Glissa Sunseeker

explain how Glissa Sunseeker 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 1 Dec 2004

The artifact's mana value must be exactly equal to the amount of unspent mana you have when the ability resolves. If there's less mana or more mana, the artifact won't be destroyed.

Wizards of the Coast 1 Dec 2004

You need to have the unspent mana before the ability resolves. The ability doesn't allow you to activate mana abilities while it's resolving.

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

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Commanders that share the most with Glissa Sunseeker, 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 glossaryGPlayers write colors as letters: G for green.ControlControl decks answer what everyone else plays, stopping spells and removing dangerous cards, then win slowly once they are in charge. Expect lots of removal, spells that cancel other spells, and extra card draw.Open the Control pageTarget RemovalRemoves a single chosen permanent by destroying it, exiling it or returning it to its owner's hand, however big it is. It is the precise answer to one problem, as opposed to a board wipe that hits everything. Damage and -X/-X can miss a big creature, so they are Damage Removal and -X/-X Removal instead. Swords to Plowshares, Beast WithinOpen the Target Removal page