Obstinate Gargoyle
~$0.17 low · ~$0.30 high
Multicolor. Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
Modern Horizons 3 #195 · Illustrated by Craig J Spearing
Modern Horizons 3 #195 · Illustrated by Craig J SpearingWhat is Obstinate Gargoyle worth?
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Oracle text
This creature has flying as long as it's modified. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
2/2
Format legality
The only printing of Obstinate Gargoyle
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Modern Horizons 3 mh3 #195· 2024common· Cardmarket €0.17 · €0.12 foil | common | $0.17 | $0.30 | €0.17€0.12 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #14,402 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Persist
- Artist
- Craig J Spearing
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Modern Horizons 3 card (#195).
0195 · MH3 · C · EN
- 0195Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MH3Set code for Modern Horizons 3
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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Keywords
- PersistCR 702.79
- When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters, it returns with a -1/-1 counter.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (7)
2024-06-07
A creature with a counter on it is considered modified no matter what kind of counter it is or which player put it on that creature.
2024-06-07
If a card with persist is removed from the graveyard after it dies but before the triggered ability resolves, it won't be returned to the battlefield.
2024-06-07
Once Obstinate Gargoyle has been blocked, causing it to gain flying by modifying it won't cause it to stop being blocked.
2024-06-07
If a creature with persist that has +1/+1 counters on it receives enough -1/-1 counters to cause it to be destroyed by lethal damage or put into its owner's graveyard for having 0 or less toughness, persist won't trigger and the card won't return to the battlefield. That's because persist checks the creature as it last existed on the battlefield, and it still had -1/-1 counters on it at that point.
2024-06-07
An Aura controlled by another player does not cause a creature you control to be modified.
2024-06-07
A creature that is equipped is considered modified no matter who controls the Equipment that's attached to it.
2024-06-07
If a creature has +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it, state-based actions remove the same number of each so that it has only one kind of those counters on it. A creature's persist ability can bring it back again if its -1/-1 counters are removed this way.
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