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Riddle Gate Gargoyle
Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, you get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
Whenever you attack, you may pay {E}{E}. When you do, target creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Riddle Gate Gargoyle is a clean little two-drop that fits best in tempo or value-oriented Azorius shells, where a cheap evasive body can start pressure while quietly converting early resources into staying power. A 2/2 flying artifact creature for {W}{U} is already respectable, but the three energy counters on entry make it more than just a rate card: after one attack, you can spend {E}{E} to grant lifelink to your best attacker, turning races sharply in your favor and making every combat step harder for the opponent to win. It pairs especially well with go-wide decks that can keep attacking with multiple creatures, since it lets whichever threat is largest or most evasive also stabilize your life total. In deckbuilding, prioritize other energy sources or cards that reward repeated attacks, and consider equipment or anthem effects that scale the lifelink trigger into a real swing. Thematically, it feels like a sentinel at a puzzle-choked passage: modest on its own, but surprisingly dangerous once the gates open.
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Character Background
Riddle Gate Gargoyle is a clean little two-drop that fits best in tempo or value-oriented Azorius shells, where a cheap evasive body can start pressure while quietly converting early resources into staying power. A 2/2 flying artifact creature for {W}{U} is already respectable, but the three energy counters on entry make it more than just a rate card: after one attack, you can spend {E}{E} to grant lifelink to your best attacker, turning races sharply in your favor and making every combat step harder for the opponent to win. It pairs especially well with go-wide decks that can keep attacking with multiple creatures, since it lets whichever threat is largest or most evasive also stabilize your life total. In deckbuilding, prioritize other energy sources or cards that reward repeated attacks, and consider equipment or anthem effects that scale the lifelink trigger into a real swing. Thematically, it feels like a sentinel at a puzzle-choked passage: modest on its own, but surprisingly dangerous once the gates open.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 08:10:44 UTC