"Gargos , Vicious Watcher: Oath of Gargos"

"Gargos , Vicious Watcher: Oath of Gargos"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I can see how it all begins. A creature becomes the target of a removal spell.The that creatures controller will shout , "Eh Gargos ka pala eh!!!" Then all hell will break lose.

Or at least it will when my brother from another mother Mark Abude and I play. Where we usually have a punny time and Gargos sounds like something we cannot pass up with it's implied profanity in tagalog.

Seriously though I think this would make a great monogreen commander for Hydras everywhere especially that I cannot think of a great monogreen Hydra commander. Polokranus aside. And Progenitus seems like a card beyond normal reach even if does allow you to use every color of mana to bring about your hydras.

Gargos , Vicious Watcher will make you commit to green because of the 3 green mana it needs and the 3 mana of any color that follows. 6 mana is easy for any green EDH deck. So it means that with the right conditions you could play him as early as turn 3 or 4. 

And this brings me to the great thing that Gargos , Vicious Watcher brings to the table. A 4 colorless mana on all the succeeding Hydras that you would cast. PolyK and Oran Rief Hydra now cost a mere 2 green mana to cast.  And all those X Hydras? Well you first need to determine what amount of mana you are paying for the X. If you pay 6 for X then you get to subtract 4 colorless mana from that cost! 

And the kicker(and Gargos will kick a lot of asses here) Gargos has the triggered ability to fight another creature you do not control when a spell Spell targets a creature you control. So if an opponent tries to target a creature you control , Gargos fights something first. The ability resolves even if the spell is countered.

I can see it now. A lot of people hesitating to target your creatures because Gargos is watching and will viciously respond to any threat that they want to sling at you. Or if you want to remove any of their pesky creatures then all you need to do is target one of your own creatures with a spell. I suggest a growth spell. 

And so Gargos will remain high on my list.And what is Gargos's oath? I will watch. I will hurt you.