---
name: "Deathgazer"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Lizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "126"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Donato Giancola"
oracle_id: "0f772f35-6d98-4ac8-88e5-02539737078b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deathgazer-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Deathgazer
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Lizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a nonblack creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.

> *Dein ganzes Leben läuft vor seinen Augen ab.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dread Specter](/printing/dread-specter-mir.md) — Creature — Specter
2. [Thicket Basilisk](/printing/thicket-basilisk-ced.md) — Creature — Basilisk
3. [Infernal Medusa](/printing/infernal-medusa-leg.md) — Creature — Gorgon
4. [Rock Basilisk](/printing/rock-basilisk-mir.md) — Creature — Basilisk
5. [Sylvan Basilisk](/printing/sylvan-basilisk-s99.md) — Creature — Basilisk
6. [Gorgon Recluse](/printing/gorgon-recluse-tsp.md) — Creature — Gorgon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #126
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Donato Giancola
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`