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Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker wants a deck that gains life over and over and gets rewarded for it. It also works in a deck built around Halflings or Horrors.

  • Mana cost1 genericblack
  • Black ()
  • Power / toughness1 / 1
  • RarityRare

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)

At the beginning of your end step, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.

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Cards That Fit Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

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

explain how Gollum 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 16 Jun 2023

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker's last ability counts players who were dealt combat damage by any creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker. It doesn't matter who controlled those creatures.

Wizards of the Coast 16 Jun 2023

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker's last ability counts the total amount of life you gained without taking into account any life you lost during that turn. For example, if you gained 3 life and lost 3 life earlier in the turn, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses 3 life.

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

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Gollum, 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 glossaryBPlayers write colors as letters: B for black.LifegainLifegain decks gain life over and over and use cards that reward each gain with extra cards, creatures or damage to opponents. Everyone starts at 40 life in Commander, so the extra life also keeps you safe while you set up.Open the Lifegain pageLifegain PayoffTurns life gain into an actual effect: draining opponents, drawing cards, or growing creatures each time you gain life. Without one of these, gaining life mostly just delays things. Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Sanguine BondOpen the Lifegain Payoff pageEvasionAn ability that makes a creature hard to block, so its attacks reach the player. Flying, menace, landwalk and plain 'can't be blocked' are the common kinds.Open the Evasion page