Galecaster Colossus
Creature — Giant Wizard
Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Treasure Chest
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10307
Galecaster Colossus turns every untapped Wizard into a free, repeatable bounce effect — at instant speed, on your opponents' turns if needed. The cost is seven mana for a 5/6, which is steep, but Inalla, Archmage Ritualist makes that cost irrelevant by copying it the moment it enters and doubling your bounce output immediately.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist is the natural home: she copies Galecaster Colossus on entry for one mana, and that token immediately qualifies as another Wizard to tap, meaning you can bounce two permanents the turn it lands.
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Azami, Lady of Scrolls decks run a dense Wizard package and tap those Wizards to draw cards — Galecaster Colossus slots into that tap-outlet suite and converts the same creatures into a bounce engine without needing extra mana.
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar, the Freezing Flame builds around Giants and Wizards in Izzet, and Galecaster Colossus fulfills both creature-type roles while providing a repeatable way to clear blockers or tempo out threats before combat.
Mairsil, the Pretender
Mairsil, the Pretender cages abilities, and exiling Galecaster Colossus to Mairsil gives him a tap-to-bounce effect tied to the Wizard clause — useful whenever Mairsil has a Wizard type stapled on through other caged cards.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Galecaster Colossus is a Commander card through and through — the Wizard tribal synergies and slow, repeatable value it generates are built for multiplayer games where bouncing a threat every turn compounds quickly. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, a seven-mana 5/6 with no immediate board impact is nowhere near competitive; those formats end before it can generate meaningful value. Oathbreaker is the only other format where it could realistically appear, and only inside a Wizard-dense shell with an appropriate signature spell to set up the engine.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Galecaster Colossus isn't available in this context, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. Historically it has floated in the budget-to-mid range for a mythic, making it a reasonable pickup for any Wizard tribal build.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
- Azami, Lady of Scrolls
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame
- Mairsil, the Pretender
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.