Cockatrice

Cockatrice was originally a green creature type that was only used once, for the card <c>Cockatrice</c> in Alpha. Cockatrices are flying creatures that can turn their enemies to stone, much like Basilisks. They have lithe, feathery, serpentine bodies with the head of a bird, two legs, and two wings. They are the size of a large horse.
In Magic 2014 it finally returned as a black creature (<c>Deathgaze Cockatrice</c>). It was argued that though deathtouch suited both colors, green didn't get flying creatures anymore, making black the easiest fit with both deathtouch and flying.A Voice for Vorthos Journey into Nyx added the green/blue <c>Fleetfeather Cockatrice</c>, using blue to justify the flying.
==Storyline==
*In 35 AR, a red-and-green-scaled cockatrice called the "Beast of the Hours" threatened Sumifa. It was contained inside an <c>Armageddon Clock</c>, and powerful enough to cause <c>Armageddon</c>.Teri McLaren (1996). Song of Time. HarperPrism.
*A cockatrice was once summoned by Jared Carthalion when he was inside Castle Melmereth. It killed and was destroyed by a Clockwork Avian. 
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