Kjeldoran Gargoyle
Creature — Gargoyle
Flying, first strike
Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #26175
Kjeldoran Gargoyle is a six-mana 3/4 flier with first strike and a lifelink-style payment trigger — functionally outclassed by nearly every comparable card printed in the last two decades. The cost is real: you pay white mana on top of six generic just to get a body that stalls one attacker in the air.
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 |
Kjeldoran Gargoyle is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, six mana buys you Angels, Sphinxes, and Dragons that win games outright — a 3/4 with first strike does not compete. In Pauper it's technically an option, but white has cheaper, more efficient fliers at common that render it redundant. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it at any cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Kjeldoran Gargoyle is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills out a collection binder rather than a competitive slot. Don't expect that floor to move; demand simply isn't there.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.