Granite Witness: Vigilant Gargoyle Inspector
Granite Witness arrives as a practical addition to tempo and control shells. The combination of flying and vigilance forces awkward blocks while preserving your ability to activate or attack with other creatures. Its disguise ability lets you present a 2 by 2 threat behind a ward so opponents must decide whether to respond early or pay later when it flips.
As a Near Mint Foil from Murders at Karlov Manor this card plays well in limited and cube lists and finds a role in blink or flicker strategies where its enter the battlefield timing matters. When Granite Witness is turned face up you gain a one time choice to tap or untap a target creature which can lock down an attacker or enable a surprise block and shift combat math in your favor.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: {2}{W}{U}
- Card Type: Artifact Creature
- Subtypes: Gargoyle Detective
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Flying, vigilance Disguise {3}{W}{U} (You may cast this card face down for 3 as a 2/2 creature with ward 2. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.) When Granite Witness is turned face up, you may tap or untap target creature.
- Power / Toughness: 3/2
