---
name: "Shrieking Grotesque"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Gargoyle"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "GPT"
set_name: "Guildpact"
collector_number: "15"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dany Orizio"
oracle_id: "20c8b03c-303d-4e19-96ec-3fabae843352"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shrieking-grotesque-gpt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shrieking Grotesque
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Gargoyle
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, if {B} was spent to cast it, target player discards a card.

> *Orzhov-Zaubersteinmetze erwecken ihren Stein zum Leben, bevor sie an ihnen herummeißeln. Die Statuen fangen aber erst an zu kreischen, nachdem ihre Mäuler geformt wurden.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shrieking Specter](/printing/shrieking-specter-s99.md) — Creature — Specter
2. [Darklit Gargoyle](/printing/darklit-gargoyle-con.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
3. [Leering Gargoyle](/printing/leering-gargoyle-mir.md) — Creature — Gargoyle
4. [Sanctum Gargoyle](/printing/sanctum-gargoyle-mma.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
5. [Abyssal Horror](/printing/abyssal-horror-s99.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Abyssal Specter](/printing/abyssal-specter-dvd.md) — Creature — Specter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guildpact (GPT) #15
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dany Orizio
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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