Voidstone Gargoyle

Creature - Gargoyle 3/3, 3WW (5)
Flying
As Voidstone Gargoyle enters the battlefield, name a nonland card.
The named card can't be cast.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated.¹
Illus. Terese Nielsen

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

• 2/1/2007: Copies of the named card can be cast (such as with Isochron Scepter).
• 2/1/2007: The named card can be cast face down.
• 2/1/2007: To name a split card, you must name both halves of it. For example, you could name "Dead/Gone." If you do so, neither half of the split card can be cast.
• 2/1/2007: Voidstone Gargoyle stops activated abilities that are mana abilities from being activated, unlike Pithing Needle.
• 7/15/2007: Activated abilities of copies of a spell with that name (such as Lightning Storm) cannot be activated.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended Banned in Standard
Printings (1/9)	Planar Chaos (Rare)