Gaze of the Gorgon

Instant

((B/G) can be paid with either (Black) or (Green).)

Regenerate target creature. At end of combat, destroy all creatures that blocked or were blocked by that creature this turn.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (9)

TrueSharinganx on Damia, Eye Contact Communication Specialist

3 years ago

Cuts:

Helm of Obedience if not going combo route

Arisen Gorgon Too dependant on Liliana being on the field

Gorgon Recluse Too high CMC for what you do

Infernal Medusa Medusa /= Gorgon

Keepsake Gorgon Too high mana for one and done

Korozda Gorgon Too high CMC && not running heavy +1+1 Presence

Ohran Viper As you are in blue, you have better options for card draw, especially because this one means you have to deal damage to player first.

Oona's Blackguard Cut unless you are rogue heavy

Pitiless Gorgon All your snakes will typically have deathtouch or be able to gain it, at 3 mana this should do more.

Venomous Hierophant Currently you aren't running much recursion cards I.E Reanimate

Night's Whisper not too useful, in blue if you need card draw, maybe a Blue Sun's Zenith or something

Maybe:

Gaze of the Gorgon A little too high mana but hilarious at the same time.

Killing Glare not bad spot removal, however, it may be more impactful to consider something like Doom Blade which is cheaper, and works on all but white.

Vraska, Relic Seeker Might be better for pirate deck, it's not on flavor at all here, and not in line with or as powerful as your other walkers.

Vraska, Swarm's Eminence This is useful however high mana for what it does, totally up to you, this could go either way.

Adds:

Chromatic Lantern To ensure you make colors. Given you're going heavy black we may need to revise this item.

Eternal Witness , Maybe cut Pharika's Mender for this, as it is 2 less CMC for almost the same thing.

Chevill, Bane of Monsters super value at 2 cmc

Baleful Strix Super value at 2cmc, fly, dedtouch, card draw

Fathom Feeder value town, and if you yank combo pieces this can help facilitate a win with it's ability

Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons 2cmc, high high values and makes SNEKS!!!!

Hythonia the Cruel Yeet cannons all non-gorgon creatures + big creature

Seshiro the Anointed SNEK SNEK +2+2 to all SNEKS! Draw card wen snek do damage!

Kaseto, Orochi Archmage Unblockable +2+2 SNEKS!

Prowling Serpopard Make's your Sneks and Gorgon's Un-Counterable

Stonecoil Serpent cool snek, but I think you might already have cooler in deck & on list

Orochi Hatchery Funny stuff this one, totally up to you

Bow of Nylea all creatures get deathtouch + more check this one out

Ohran Frostfang Gives attacking creatures you control ded touch and when your creatures damage a player, draw a card.

Kodama's Reach Mana Ramp

Search for Tomorrow Mana Ramp

Three Visits Mana Ramp

MagicMarc on The Goyf Farm

3 years ago

How does the deck play out? Are the Hymn to Tourach disruptive enough to keep opponent's from destroying your creatures?

If you are looking for more tools for the deck I would suggest adding some instant speed protection for your non-mortivore creatures. Maybe Golgari Charm since it follows the regeneration style and is modal. Heroic Intervention is also good. If you are looking for combat tricks some good ones are Gaze of the Gorgon because it will kill something after it saves your creatures. In the same spirit, Back for More is in flavor with the deck. While in the graveyard your creatures add to your goyf counts. And then at instant speed you can return one and potentially kill something with the fight trigger. Status / Statue is not a bad card for a casual deck. It is modal, and adds death touch or enchantment kill to the deck.

Finally, I have to second Deadbridge Chant if slowing the deck down a little does not hurt your deck given your local meta. It provides card advantage and makes a deck extremely resilient during mid-long games.

He_Who_Hungers on Thantis Total War

5 years ago

Love this deck... Thantis was a really cool card and I think this type of deck is the best way to play him.

Some ideas:

• Lure or Gift of the Deity to have some more control over how your opponents block when you attack them with everything
• Gaze of the Gorgon or Sisters of Stone Death to deal with a particular block you don't quite like
• Engulfing Slagwurm or Predator Ooze to further take advantage of the forced combat

XivlviX on Stone-Cold Gorgonization

5 years ago

Awesome deck, Damia is one of my favorite commanders. I specifically bought her in spanish because I feel like she just belongs in a south american temple deep in the jungle. I've been thinking about making my Damia deck less of a power deck and more flavorful and this has definitely given me some ideas. So here are some suggestions: Hedonist's Trove Gaze of the Gorgon (surprised that it wasn't already included) Mystic Snake Molting Snakeskin Also, just to remove some of the non-flavorful spots maybe you could add in some other cool looking half-beast creatures like Nighthowler that represent the children of Echidna (while she wasn't a gorgon she was depicted as being half-snake)

patoska on Cephalid Constable

6 years ago

I think is a little bit slow, maybe you can replace Agent of Horizons for Llanowar Elves or something similar.
And maybe Blossoming Defense or Ranger's Guile for Gaze of the Gorgon and Mending Touch.
I think Apostle's Blessing can help, it protect your creatures and give them unblockeable when you need.
With Hidden Strings you can tap possible blockers or untap your own lands and you can play it again with cipher.
Other late games threats that you can consider are Living Hive and Stolen Identity.

Pieguy396 on

7 years ago

Ah, I didn't even notice that lol. Maybe take out Aspect of Gorgon, Fog, Hornet Nest, Predator Ooze, Pharika's Mender, Gaze of Granite, Wasteland Viper, Archetype of Finality, Deadly Allure, and Gaze of the Gorgon, and add another Reaper of the Wilds?

DragonFaceEater on Spawning Pool Party

8 years ago

Here are some pauper removal cards that would really help your deck from best to good. 1st place: Bone Splinters This card will demolish in your deck! It will kill so much the opponent will concede. Well, not really, but you get the point. You get to trade a scion with a giant creature. Awesome. 2nd: Gaze of the Gorgon This could really help by attacking with your spawns and then killing their bigger creatures. Finally, 3rd: Launch Party Although it is a lot more expensive, launch party does the same thing as bone splinters, but hits the opponent for 2. I guess it could help in a sideboard if the opponent is really overwhelming you with bigger creatures.

Yanu on

8 years ago

Hello there,Personally I would cut

Creatures:

• Cloudthresher - he does nothing, except for killing flying tokens, only flying tokens
• Champion of Stray Souls - Sepulchral Primordial
• Deathrite Shaman - If you need ramp, make it as synergic with Meren as possible - Burnished Hart, Yavimaya Granger, Diligent Farmhand - all of these kill themselves, pumping your experience
• Great Oak Guardian - Craterhoof Behemoth
• Hag Hedge-Mage - This card isn't very good, especially in multiplayer pods
• Korozda Guildmage - This too
• Lotleth Troll - This card isn't really good in EDH
• Marrow Chomper - Green has better lifegain options, but life is not that important, you should scare away your opponents with giant creatures, so they dont attack you :)
• Mycoloth - Can be good in casual pools, but if you sacrifice your tokens to him and he eats a Path to Exile, you're in a very bad spot
• Pathbreaker Ibex - Craterhoof Behemoth
• Polluted Dead - Just nope.
• Reclamation Sage - If you want cards that kill themselves, there's Sylvok Replica and even Caustic Caterpillar
• Satyr Wayfinder - There are better ramp options
• Skullwinder - Why would you give anything to your opponents, when there is Reclaim, Restock and Noxious Revival?
• Spore Frog - While this can be useful in casual pods, it's always better to kill them before they can damage you :)
• Viridian Emissary - Look up to the Deathrite Shaman comment
• Wood Elves - If you plan on buying Overgrown Tomb it can stay, otherwise any of the Deathrite replacements or even Farhaven Elf is better.

From artifacts I'd toss:

• Thought Vessel - Reliquary Tower also does this, no need to duplicate
• Golgari Signet - If you have green, there's always something better than a signet

What should be instantly binned: (Get the pun?:D)

• Gaze of the Gorgon
• Golgari Charm - To protect your creatures, there are other options available, think Asceticism
• Grisly Salvage - If you wanna dig on a spell, try Hoarder's Greed or Dregs of Sorrow
• Tribute to the Wild - Since your general is all about reanimating creatures, keep this effect on a creature

What is this sorcery?:

• Barter in Blood - Black has plenty of removal that hurts your opponents more than you, In Garruk's Wake for example.
• Death Frenzy - Infest effects are generally bad in EDH
• Dread Summons - This card can be dangerous, as reanimation is popular in EDH, either be ready to purge your opponent's graveyards or bin it.
• Mulch - The effect is too weak
• Overwhelming Stampede - I prefer this effect on small Garruk
• Primal Growth - I would replace it with Far Wanderings, since it's all about graveyard sheaningans
• Sadistic Sacrament - Since you're gonna sac alot, try Bitter Ordeal
• Victimize - You already reanimate your graveyard, try stealing something from your opponents' (Rise from the Grave, Animate Dead, Dance of the Dead)

Now, for the replacements:

Dredge fun! Golgari Grave-Troll, Stinkweed Imp and especially Life from the Loam are all strong options that have synergy with Meren :)

Sac outlets: Nothing more fun than Sadistic Hypnotist and Attrition. If you want draw, you can use Greater Good and Disciple of Bolas

What I love about B/G decks, is the powerful package that Crop Rotation brings in: Mortuary Mire for returning a creature in a pinch, Glacial Chasm for protection, Blighted Fen for an edict, Bojuka Bog for instant graveyard purge to that pesky Mer... reanimator player and some other options.

And If you didn't fall asleep, don't forget the staples:

Tooth and Nail for instawins, Solemn Simulacrum for a birthing pod chain element and good value, Cauldron of Souls because in this deck, it's gonna be disgusting. Another good pod target would be Phyrexian Delver.

Remember to keep a few options for each CMC in the pod chain.