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◇ Catalog #1329

Gargos, Vicious Watcher

sld·#1329·rare·borderless

Illus. CatDirty

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Dec '23

2 yr ago

Value

$9.62+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $8.92 · low $8.13

NM$8.62

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$7.97–$9.10modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $8.67low $4.13range 109.9%n 53

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,047 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$8.62

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Hydra

Vigilance Hydra spells you cast cost {4} less to cast. Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, Gargos fights up to one target creature you don't control.

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Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 8

2019-07-12wotc

Gargos's cost-reduction ability affects only generic mana in a Hydra's cost. For example, if you cast a Hydra spell with mana cost {2}{G}{G}{G}, it will cost {G}{G}{G} to cast, not {G}.

2019-07-12wotc

If the target creature is an illegal target when Gargos's last ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve. If Gargos is no longer on the battlefield, the target creature won't deal or be dealt damage.

2019-07-12wotc

To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Gargos). The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $8.62. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.13 and $8.67 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #1329 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2023 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Hydra, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{G}{G}{G} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Vigilance and Fight.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,047 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by CatDirty. Rarix catalogs 16 other cards credited to this artist.