Basalt Gargoyle
Time Spiral 145 • uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 145
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Clint Langley
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Flying
Echo 2 generic mana red mana (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
red mana: This creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Basalt Gargoyle was released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was notable for its heavy emphasis on nostalgia, revisiting mechanics and themes from the game's earliest years while introducing the concept of temporal instability within the game's lore. The card design utilizes the morph ability, a mechanic originally debuted in the Onslaught block, which allows a creature to be played face-down as a colorless 2/2 creature for three generic mana.
The artwork was provided by fantasy illustrator Clint Langley, who utilized his signature blend of digital painting and textured, hyper-detailed rendering. Langley’s interpretation captures the creature’s elemental, stony nature, emphasizing the rugged textures of basalt while placing it against a backdrop consistent with the shattered, time-shifted landscapes of Dominaria. Upon its release, the card was viewed by players as a functional, albeit niche, utility piece that rewarded careful mana management and strategic deployment in limited formats.
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