Giant Mantis
Creature — Insect
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #25562
Giant Mantis is a 3/3 reach for five mana — a stat line so far below rate that no competitive format wants it. There is no shell where a vanilla 3/3 with reach at five mana earns a slot.
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 |
Giant Mantis is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, five mana for a 3/3 reach is unplayable — that slot has too much competition from creatures that generate value on entry or close games. In Pauper, where the bar is lower and reach can matter against flying-heavy aggro, Giant Mantis still fails the rate test against commons like Deadly Recluse that do more for less. Across every format where it's legal, it sits well below the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Giant Mantis is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a collection binder and stays there. That price won't move; there's no spike scenario for a vanilla 3/3 reach at five mana.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.