Benthic Giant
Creature — Giant
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Battlebond
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #25990
Benthic Giant puts a 4/5 hexproof body on the board for six mana — solid stats, solid protection. The cost is that six mana is a lot to ask in any format where cheaper threats with more upside exist.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Benthic Giant is a passable blocker in budget blue decks that need a hexproof target for Auras or +1/+1 counter strategies, but six mana for a vanilla-adjacent creature is a tough sell at a 100-card table full of more efficient threats. Pauper is the format where Benthic Giant is most at home — hexproof is a genuine keyword at that power level and the stats hold up better against the competition. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it simply doesn't clear the bar; faster formats demand more from a six-drop than a 4/5 with no enters-the-battlefield effect.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Benthic Giant is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price is stable because demand is nearly zero, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.