Giant Slug
Creature — Slug
: At the beginning of your next upkeep, choose a basic land type. This creature gains landwalk of the chosen type until the end of that turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a land of that type.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Chronicles
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #28877
Giant Slug is a 1/1 for two mana whose only trick is a five-mana activated ability that makes it unblockable by one basic land type until end of turn — a full seven mana to push through a single creature. There is no competitive context where Giant Slug earns a slot.
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 |
Giant Slug is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a 1/1 with a prohibitively expensive activated ability does nothing at the scale the format demands. In Pauper, where every mana matters and commons are scrutinized hard, Giant Slug is outclassed by every other two-drop in black. Legacy and Vintage don't notice it exists. There is no format where Giant Slug is a real consideration.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Giant Slug sits in deep bulk — the kind of card you find at the bottom of a collection box. It holds no functional demand, so there's no reason to expect even that floor to move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.