Abbey Gargoyles
Homelands 1 • uncommon
- Set
- Homelands
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Flying, protection from red
"Though Serra has not been seen for twenty years, her Gargoyles still watch over our city and punish the guilty."— Gulsen, Abbey Matron
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Abbey Gargoyles was released in 1995 as part of Homelands, a Magic: The Gathering expansion set that drew heavily from Gothic horror themes and the lore of the plane of Ulgrotha. The card was designed during an era when Wizards of the Coast was experimenting with localized, flavor-heavy narrative settings that functioned independently of the broader game multiverse, intended to provide players with a moody, atmospheric aesthetic.
The artwork was created by illustrator Anson Maddocks, who was known for his distinctively gritty, surreal style that helped define the visual identity of early Magic cards. The piece sought to evoke the stoic, protective nature of cathedral architecture brought to life, and while the card is now viewed primarily as a nostalgic piece of the game's history, it remains a notable example of the dark, hand-painted illustrative style that characterized the mid-nineties expansion releases.
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