Gempalm Polluter

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Gempalm Polluter: Creature - Zombie, Aetherdrift Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{B}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Zombie
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
4/3
Rarity
Common
Set
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)
Released
2025-02-14
Collector number
93
Artist
Dany Orizio
Commander rank
8,401 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Cycling

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About Gempalm Polluter

Gempalm Polluter is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black creature from Aetherdrift Commander (DRC), a Commander product released in February 2025. It is collector number 93 in that set, with art by Dany Orizio. It costs {5}{B} (five generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 4/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Legions (2003) to Aetherdrift Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Cycling {B}{B} ({B}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle this card, you may have target player lose life equal to the number of Zombies on the battlefield.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Gempalm Polluter by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Gempalm Polluter

Gempalm Polluter has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #LGN-70Common2020
Historic Anthology 3 (HA3) #11Common2020
Legions (LGN) #70Common2003

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Gempalm Polluter, newest first.

  • When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.
  • The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.
  • You can cycle this card even if there are no legal targets for the triggered ability.

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