Creature - Gargoyle 2/1, 2W (3) Flying. When Shrieking Grotesque comes into play, if {B} was spent to play Shrieking Grotesque, target player discards a card.1 Orzhov mage-sculptors bring their stone to life before they carve it. The shrieking begins as soon as the mouths are formed.
Illus. Dany Orizio
The comes into play ability triggers if at least one black mana was spent to play the spell as part of the generic mana cost portion. [D'Angelo 2006/01/22]
If the creature is put into play without having been played as a spell, no mana was spent to play it, so its ability won't trigger. [Guildpact FAQ 2005/12/22]
If a card such as Clone comes into play as a copy of one of these creatures, its comes-into-play ability will trigger if mana of the appropriate color was spent to play the copy card. [Guildpact FAQ 2005/12/22]