Craven Giant
Creature — Giant
This creature can't block.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #29954
Craven Giant is a 3/4 for four mana that can't block — a stat line that was underpowered at printing and hasn't aged into relevance. Play it only if you're actively penalized for having blockers, which almost no deck is.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Craven Giant is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 3/4 that can't block at four mana competes against creatures that win games, generate card advantage, or enable combos — Craven Giant does none of those. Pauper is the only format where budget constraints and commons-only restrictions make raw stats matter more, but even there a 3/4 with a relevant downside sits below the power threshold of what aggressive red decks actually want. Across every format it's legal in, better options exist at the same cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Craven Giant is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills out a penny bin, not a deck slot. The price reflects the demand accurately: it won't fall further, but there's no scenario where it climbs either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.