Abbey Gargoyles
Creature — Gargoyle
Flying, protection from red
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Pro Tour Collector Set
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28553
Abbey Gargoyles is a 3/4 flyer with protection from red for five mana — a statline that was passable in 1994 and is firmly outclassed today. Flying blockers with situational protection don't make Commander cuts in 2024, and this one asks too much mana for too little impact.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Abbey Gargoyles is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Legacy and Vintage, five mana for a vanilla-adjacent creature isn't a serious consideration. Commander is the only format where it could theoretically appear — white go-wide or pillow-fort builds occasionally run defensive flyers — but Abbey Gargoyles competes against cheap, efficient alternatives that do more for less, and it won't make that cut in any optimized list.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Abbey Gargoyles isn't currently available, but as a bulk rare from an early set with negligible competitive demand, expect to find copies for under a dollar. There's no constructed demand driving the price up, so if you want one for a casual collection or theme deck, it's an easy pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.