---
name: "Brass Gnat"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Insect"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "TSP"
set_name: "Time Spiral"
collector_number: "249"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Martina Pilcerova"
oracle_id: "7f6ddfa2-31ba-4cb7-83e7-1f099e3e8dc3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brass-gnat-tsp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Brass Gnat
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {1}. If you do, untap this creature.

> *Il suo ronzio è il rumore dei meccanismi interni che continuano a scaricarsi.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Brass Man](/printing/brass-man-3ed.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
2. [Goblin Dirigible](/printing/goblin-dirigible-mrd.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Gust-Skimmer](/printing/gust-skimmer-mbs.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect
4. [Giant-Sized Flying Ant](/printing/giant-sized-flying-ant-msh.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Yavimaya Gnats](/printing/yavimaya-gnats-ice.md) — Creature — Insect
6. [Locust Swarm](/printing/locust-swarm-mir.md) — Creature — Insect

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral (TSP) #249
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Martina Pilcerova
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`