---
name: "Quest for the Gemblades"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "177"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "c762361a-0b72-4db5-8b6f-715ca42d5067"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/quest-for-the-gemblades-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Quest for the Gemblades
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a creature, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment.
Remove a quest counter from this enchantment and sacrifice it: Put four +1/+1 counters on target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Quest for the Goblin Lord](/printing/quest-for-the-goblin-lord-plst.md) — Enchantment
2. [Support Mission](/printing/support-mission-trk.md) — Enchantment
3. [Beastmaster Ascension](/printing/beastmaster-ascension-c14.md) — Enchantment
4. [Hardened Bonds](/printing/hardened-bonds-ytdm.md) — Enchantment
5. [Gleam of Battle](/printing/gleam-of-battle-dgm.md) — Enchantment
6. [Durable Handicraft](/printing/durable-handicraft-kld.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #177
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`