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Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #45205
Xathrid Gorgon
DIGITAL ONLY
prm·#45205·rare·foil
Illus. Wesley Burt
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jul '12
14 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,785 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Gorgon
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
{2}{B}, {T}: Put a petrification counter on target creature. It gains defender and becomes a colorless artifact in addition to its other types. Its activated abilities can't be activated. (A creature with defender can't attack.)
3/6
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 2
wotc
The effects of Xathrid Gorgon’s ability don’t depend on the petrification counter. If that counter is removed, the creature remains a colorless artifact with defender, and so on.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Wesley Burt
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