Nullstone Gargoyle
Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
Flying
Whenever the first noncreature spell of a turn is cast, counter that spell.
- CMC
- 9
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $2.32
- EDHREC rank
- #14317
Nullstone Gargoyle locks every opponent out of casting noncreature spells for as long as it stays on the battlefield — a stax effect stapled to a 4/5 flying body. Nine mana is the honest cost of that kind of blanket suppression, and in Nikya of the Old Ways decks that double your creature-mana, you're often casting it ahead of schedule.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nikya of the Old Ways
Nikya of the Old Ways already restricts her pilot to casting only creatures, so Nullstone Gargoyle adds zero downside while locking every opponent out of instants, sorceries, and enchantments — it's a one-sided lock that the deck gets for free.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Nullstone Gargoyle actually belongs — three opponents all stonewalled from noncreature spells is a board state that ends games, and the format's slower pace gives you the turns to cast a nine-mana spell. In Legacy and Vintage the mana cost is simply too prohibitive; faster formats will kill you before you untap with it, and there are cheaper ways to restrict spell-casting in those environments. Oathbreaker technically allows it, but the 20-life format moves fast enough that nine mana rarely arrives in time.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.32 cheap tier
At $2.32, Nullstone Gargoyle sits in the bulk-rare tier despite being a genuine stax piece in the right shell. It holds that price floor comfortably — niche demand from Nikya of the Old Ways builds keeps it from dropping to pennies, and it's unlikely to spike without a high-profile reprint in a widely-played precon.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.