Archetype of Finality

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Archetype of Finality: Enchantment Creature - Gorgon, Born of the Gods. Creatures you control have deathtouch. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{B}{B}
Mana value
6
Type
Enchantment Creature - Gorgon
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
2/3
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Born of the Gods (BNG)
Released
2014-02-07
Collector number
58
Artist
Chris Rahn
Commander rank
5,772 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Archetype of Finality

Archetype of Finality is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black enchantment creature from Born of the Gods (BNG), an expansion set released in February 2014. It is collector number 58 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {4}{B}{B} (four generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Born of the Gods (2014) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.01 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Creatures you control have deathtouch.

Creatures your opponents control lose deathtouch and can't have or gain deathtouch.

She sees mortals not as they wish to be, but as what they will become.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.01 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Archetype of Finality by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Archetype of Finality

Archetype of Finality has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #BNG-58Uncommon2024

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Archetype of Finality, newest first.

  • While you control an Archetype, continuous effects generated by the resolution of spells and abilities that would give the specified ability to creatures your opponents control aren’t created. For example, if you control Archetype of Courage, a spell cast by an opponent that gives creatures they control first strike wouldn’t cause the creatures to have first strike, even if later in the turn Archetype of Courage left the battlefield. (If the spell has additional effects, such as raising the power of the creatures, those effects will apply as normal.)
  • If you and an opponent each control the same Archetype, no creature controlled by any player will have the appropriate ability.
  • Conversely, continuous effects generated by static abilities (such as an Aura that granted the appropriate ability) would resume applying if the Archetype left the battlefield.
  • The Archetype’s second ability applies to each creature controlled by any of your opponents, no matter when it entered the battlefield.

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