Axegrinder Giant
Creature — Giant Warrior
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Salvat 2011
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28324
Axegrinder Giant is a 6/4 for six mana with no abilities — a vanilla beatstick in a format where every slot competes against creatures that draw cards, generate tokens, or end the game on contact. There are better six-drops in nearly every red or Giant-tribal shell, and outside of strict budget or tribal constraints, Axegrinder Giant doesn't make the cut.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Axegrinder Giant is outclassed before it hits the table — a vanilla 6/4 for six does nothing the turn it enters, and a 101-card format punishes raw stats without upside. Pauper is the one context where Axegrinder Giant is at least conversation-worthy, since the card pool is shallow enough that a large body occasionally earns a slot in aggressive red commons lists. In Legacy and Vintage it's a non-starter — the competition at six mana is simply not in the same universe. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's power ceiling that the same logic applies: effect-per-mana is everything, and Axegrinder Giant offers none.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data isn't available for Axegrinder Giant at the moment, but as a bulk common with no competitive application, it reliably sits in the penny-to-nickel range wherever it appears. It's not worth seeking out unless you're completing a Giant-tribal budget build and need bodies at the six-drop slot.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.