Darklit Gargoyle
Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
Flying
: This creature gets +2/-1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Conflux
- Price
- $0.02
- EDHREC rank
- #29968
Darklit Gargoyle is a 1/2 flying beater that can pump to 3/2 by spending a white or black mana each combat — conditional, mana-hungry, and ultimately too small to matter in most contexts. The activation cost means you're either tapping out on defense or telegraphing your swing, and a 3/2 flier is not worth that overhead at any point in the game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Darklit Gargoyle is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper it's the most relevant format to consider, and even there a 1/2 flier with an expensive pump ability doesn't clear the bar when options like Vault Skirge or Kor Skyfisher exist at the same cost. In Commander, a 2-mana creature needs to do something meaningful the turn it enters or generate lasting value — Darklit Gargoyle does neither. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it whatsoever.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.02 bulk tier
At $0.02, Darklit Gargoyle is deep bulk — the floor of the secondary market. There's no reason to expect that to change, and the only scenario where you're acquiring one is pulling it from a pack.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.