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Nullstone Gargoyle

Card Name

Nullstone Gargoyle

Mana Cost

9

Type

Artifact Creature – Gargoyle

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

FlyingWhenever the first noncreature spell each turn is played, counter that spell.

Flavor Text

Nullstone absorbs and dampens most forms of magical energy, as well as light, sound, and heat.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(10/1/2005)
Nullstone Gargoyle cares about the first noncreature spell cast during a turn, not the first one it "sees." If a noncreature spell was cast before Nullstone Gargoyle entered the battlefield, it won't counter the next one.
(10/1/2005)
If another spell is cast in response to the first spell, Nullstone Gargoyle doesn't affect that second spell.