---
name: "Gargos, Vicious Watcher"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Hydra"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Fight"]
set: "M20"
set_name: "Core Set 2020"
collector_number: "172"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "378fcd0f-1096-4769-9149-55b4a889ff56"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gargos-vicious-watcher-m20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gargos, Vicious Watcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Hydra
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/7
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Fight

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
Hydra spells you cast cost {4} less to cast.
Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, Gargos fights up to one target creature you don't control.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2020 (M20) #172
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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