Keepsake Gorgon
Creature — Gorgon
Deathtouch
: Monstrosity 1. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When this creature becomes monstrous, destroy target non-Gorgon creature an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Pioneer Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #21907
Keepsake Gorgon trades a five-mana investment for a 2/5 deathtouch body that can repeatedly destroy non-Gorgon creatures via monstrosity — removal stapled to a blocker that demands an answer. The cost is steep enough that it belongs in durdle-friendly Commander tables, not competitive pods where five mana buys far more efficient interaction.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Damia, Sage of Stone
Damia, Sage of Stone runs long, grindy games where the board stalls and card advantage compounds — exactly the environment where Keepsake Gorgon's repeatable removal and deathtouch wall pull their weight without feeling overcosted.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Keepsake Gorgon is a Commander card through and through — the monstrosity ability only matters when the game goes long enough to accumulate seven mana, which happens regularly in multiplayer but almost never in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer before the game is already decided. In those 1v1 formats, five mana for a 2/5 is embarrassingly slow, and any competitive deck would run targeted removal for a fraction of the cost. Commander is where the deathtouch body does real work as a deterrent and the monstrosity trigger becomes a legitimate late-game mop-up tool, especially in black-inclusive builds that can protect or recur it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Keepsake Gorgon right now — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market values. Given its narrow Commander niche and low competitive demand, it typically sits in bulk-rare territory and shouldn't cost much to pick up.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.