Locthwain Gargoyle
Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
: This creature gets +2/+0 and gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #23227
Locthwain Gargoyle is a one-mana 0/4 artifact creature that can pay four colorless to become a 3/4 flier until end of turn — all upside on the board, but the activation cost is too steep to ever make it threatening on demand. It occupies space without doing enough, and almost every format has better options at this slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Locthwain Gargoyle sees essentially no competitive play across any format. In Commander, a one-mana 0/4 with a situational flying activation has too low a ceiling — you're paying four mana per attack to get a 3/4, which doesn't pressure anyone at a 100-card table. Pauper is the only format where cheap artifact creatures occasionally find a home in affinity or stax shells, but even there Locthwain Gargoyle's stats don't clear the bar. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer all have artifact creatures that generate immediate value or close games faster, leaving this card without a real home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Locthwain Gargoyle is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills out a collection binder but rarely gets deliberately bought. That price won't climb without a sudden combo discovery, and none is on the horizon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.