Leering Gargoyle
Creature — Gargoyle
Flying
: This creature gets -2/+2 and loses flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.55
- EDHREC rank
- #30793
Leering Gargoyle is a 3/3 flyer that can become a 1/4 defender — and that split identity is exactly the problem, because you rarely want both on the same card. Three mana for a body that actively undermines itself in combat is a hard sell when nearly every format has better options at the same cost.
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 |
Leering Gargoyle is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play in any of them. In Commander, a 3/3 flyer for three mana is passable only if it does something relevant — the ability to shrink itself into a blocker is not a selling point in a format built around overwhelming board states. Legacy and Vintage have access to the full card pool, which means Leering Gargoyle competes against some of the most efficient threats ever printed and doesn't come close to making the cut. It's a card without a home.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.55 bulk tier
At $0.55, Leering Gargoyle sits firmly in bulk territory — priced about right for a card with negligible competitive demand. There's no meaningful floor here; if anything, this is the kind of card that trends toward quarter-bin status as supply stays flat and interest doesn't grow.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.