---
name: "Nullstone Gargoyle"
mana_cost: "{9}"
cmc: 9
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Gargoyle"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "266"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Glenn Fabry"
oracle_id: "7b175a33-a05c-49fa-802a-36f7013c892a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nullstone-gargoyle-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nullstone Gargoyle
- **Mana Cost:** `{9}` (CMC: 9)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever the first noncreature spell of a turn is cast, counter that spell.

> *Nullstone absorbs and dampens most forms of magical energy, as well as light, sound, and heat.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Voidstone Gargoyle](/printing/voidstone-gargoyle-plc.md) — Creature — Gargoyle
2. [Opal Gargoyle](/printing/opal-gargoyle-usg.md) — Enchantment
3. [Jetting Glasskite](/printing/jetting-glasskite-ema.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Shimmering Glasskite](/printing/shimmering-glasskite-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Gatekeeper Gargoyle](/printing/gatekeeper-gargoyle-grn.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
6. [Kira, Great Glass-Spinner](/printing/kira-great-glass-spinner-mma.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #266
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Glenn Fabry
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`