Xathrid Gorgon
- Mana cost
- {5}{B}
- Type
- Creature — Gorgon
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 6
- Set
- Magic 2013 Promos #118★ (rare)
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
{2}{B}, {T}: Put a petrification counter on target creature. It gains defender and becomes a colorless artifact in addition to its other types. Its activated abilities can't be activated. (A creature with defender can't attack.)
Xathrid Gorgon has 3 printings, first in Magic 2013 (2012). EDHREC ranks it #17,398 among Commander cards. It appears most in Aphelia, Viper Whisperer decks (1,397 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Xathrid Gorgon most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Aphelia, Viper Whisperer: 1,397 decks
- Damia, Sage of Stone: 391 decks
- Sisters of Stone Death: 257 decks
- Hythonia the Cruel: 54 decks
- Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis: 11 decks
- Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Often played with Xathrid Gorgon
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The effects of Xathrid Gorgon’s ability don’t depend on the petrification counter. If that counter is removed, the creature remains a colorless artifact with defender, and so on.
- : Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.