Deathtouch
Xathrid Gorgon
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Gorgon
Mana Cost: {5}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: 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.)
Set: Magic 2013 (#118), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Chase Stone
Creature
Black
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (2)
2012-07-01
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.
2016-06-08
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
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