Grasping Giant
- Mana cost
- {5}{W}
- Type
- Creature — Giant
- Power / toughness
- 5 / 7
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death #288 (rare)
- Price
- $0.59 USD
Vigilance
Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature, exile that creature until this creature leaves the battlefield.
Grasping Giant has 1 printing, first in Theros Beyond Death (2020). EDHREC ranks it #20,358 among Commander cards. It appears most in Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas decks (392 on EDHREC). It has 5 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Grasping Giant most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas: 392 decks
- Ruhan of the Fomori: 289 decks
- Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl: 276 decks
- General Jarkeld: 22 decks
Often played with Grasping Giant
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If more than one creature blocks Grasping Giant, its ability triggers once for each of those creatures.
- : Grasping Giant doesn’t become unblocked when the creatures blocking it are exiled. Unless it gains trample, it won’t deal combat damage.
- : Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist. When the card returns to the battlefield, it will be a new object with no connection to the card that was exiled.
- : If Grasping Giant leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the blocking creature won’t be exiled.
- : If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won’t return to the battlefield.