Granite Gargoyle
Creature — Gargoyle
Flying
: This creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Foreign Black Border
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #29047
Granite Gargoyle is a 2/2 flyer for three mana that can pump its own toughness at instant speed — a modest defensive trick on an understatted body. In 2025, that rate doesn't compete; you're paying three mana for a creature that trades with a 2/2 and occasionally soaks a point of damage.
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 |
Granite Gargoyle is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 2/2 flyer for three with a mana-sink toughness boost has no competitive niche — red has better evasive threats at every point on the curve, and the activated ability doesn't generate tempo or card advantage. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in Granite Gargoyle; the formats' threat density makes a vanilla-adjacent three-drop irrelevant. It's a curiosity for nostalgia or Old School 93/94 formats, not a functional inclusion in any serious 60- or 100-card list.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Granite Gargoyle isn't currently available, but original printings of early Magic creatures in this category typically trade between $1 and $10 depending on edition and condition. Unless you're collecting Alpha or Beta copies for historical value, there's no gameplay reason to seek this one out.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.