Korozda Gorgon
Creature — Gorgon
Deathtouch
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #23612
Korozda Gorgon turns any sacrifice outlet — most efficiently Ashnod's Altar — into a repeatable -1/-1 distribution engine, shrinking or killing multiple creatures per turn cycle. The cost is real: five mana for a 2/5 with no immediate impact is a steep ask, and the ability costs two more mana each activation.
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 |
Korozda Gorgon is effectively a Commander card — the formats where it's legal elsewhere (Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage) have no interest in a five-mana 2/5 whose activated ability costs two more mana per use. In Commander, the multiplayer environment gives the -1/-1 distribution genuine reach: one activation can weaken multiple blockers or set up kills across several opponents' boards. It finds its best home in dedicated -1/-1 counter shells where the activation is subsidized by sacrifice value from something like Ashnod's Altar, making the mana overhead manageable over a long game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Korozda GorgonAshnod's Altar
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Korozda Gorgon is deep bulk — pick it out of a common box rather than buying singles. Bulk rares rarely appreciate unless they find a breakout combo home, and nothing on the horizon suggests this one will.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.