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.)
Mana cost
5
B
Mana value
6
Printings
From
$0.33
EDHREC rank
#17145
Buy
Formats
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Rulings
1 Jul 2012
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.
8 Jun 2016
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.