Editing Medusa (section)

== Magic: The Gathering ==
[[Magic: The Gathering]] also features medusaes, although it calls them "Gorgons". Considered a Creature type, MtG gorgons have an affinity with Black Mana and are found on the [[plane]]s of [[Dominaria]], [[Shandalar]], [[Ravnica]] and [[Theros]]. They have the ability to petrify other creatures that meet their gaze; although this is a triggerable ability, meaning they can turn it on and off, it's ''not'' a targetable one, meaning that when a gorgon's got her petrifying gaze on, she's dangerous to everyone in the vicinity. It's possible to use severed gorgon heads as weapons that retain this property, as shown by the cards "Gorgon Flail", "Gorgon's Head" and "Felhide Petrifier".

What makes the gorgons of MtG unique is that many of them they lack the traditional mane of snapping serpents; instead, they have serpent ''tails'' for hair, giving them prehensile tendril-locks that they have been known to use as limbs or even weapons. A few of the traditional snake heads for hair gorgons have shown up, but they're a distinct rarity. Additionally, the gorgons of Theros have the lower bodies of giant snakes, in the traditional [[lamia]] format.

Theros is also home to a gorgon goddess; Pharika, Goddess of Affliction, who is said to be the mother of all gorgons.

The most famous gorgon in MtG is [[Vraska]], a [[Ravnica]]n [[planeswalker]] whose spark ignited when she was falsely imprisoned and subjected to torturous ill-treatment. A deadly [[assassin]] and self-style vigilante, she is aligned to both Black and Green Mana, which is only natural given her origins amongst the [[Golgari Swarm]], and is known to relish murdering criminals with particularly ironic methods: her personal philosophy is "A person should die the death they deserve." She is one of the planeswalkers associated with the 2017-2018 [[Ixalan]] storyline, where she expresses an attraction to the human planeswalker [[Jace Beleren]]. Which is ironic because they first met when Vraska tried to blackmail/intimidate Jace into using his powers as the Guildpact of Ravnica to help her with her own plans to seek revenge amongst the guildleaders of Ravnica for their many crimes against her people. This led to a duel that Vraska lost.

A handful of gorgon cards do depict them with the traditional "snake-head hair" look, but these are uncertain canonicity.

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Vraska the Unseen.jpg|One of the first depictions of [[Vraska]], the Gorgon [[Planeswalker]] of [[Magic: The Gathering]].
Vraska Bio.jpg|Vraska's basic biography.
Jace vs Vraska.jpg|Vraska and Jace did not meet under pleasant circumstances.
Vraska, Relic Seeker.jpg|Card art from one of Vraska's new cards in the [[Ixalan]] storyline.
Captain Vraska.jpg|Promo art showing Vraska leading her pirate crew in search of the Golden City of Orazca, the most valuable treasure of [[Ixalan]].
Pharika, God of Affliction.jpg|As God of Affliction on [[Theros]], the divine gorgon Pharika created poison and disease, but also the arts of healing and medicine.
Hythonia the Cruel.jpg|Of all the gorgons of [[Theros]], none are as feared as Hythonia the Cruel.
Damia, Sage of Stone.jpg|Damia is a mysterious gorgon whose arcane knowledge rivals that of any archmage, earning her the nickname "The Sage of Stone". Just don't look into her eyes when you consult her.
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