---
name: "Claws of Gix"
mana_cost: "{0}"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "USG-290"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Henry G. Higginbotham"
oracle_id: "c4d384d7-f294-4b2d-9971-a4689c150255"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/claws-of-gix-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Claws of Gix
- **Mana Cost:** `{0}` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{1}, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 1 life.

> *When the Brotherhood of Gix dug out the cave of Koilos they found their master's severed hand. They enshrined it, hoping that one day it would point the way to Phyrexia.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Life Chisel](/printing/life-chisel-leg.md) — Artifact
2. [Disciple of Griselbrand](/printing/disciple-of-griselbrand-isd.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Starved Rusalka](/printing/starved-rusalka-gpt.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Implement of Improvement](/printing/implement-of-improvement-aer.md) — Artifact
5. [Steamclaw](/printing/steamclaw-ody.md) — Artifact
6. [Scrabbling Claws](/printing/scrabbling-claws-mrd.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #USG-290
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Henry G. Higginbotham
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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