Giant Turtle
Creature — Turtle
This creature can't attack if it attacked during your last turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $0.49
- EDHREC rank
- #26285
Giant Turtle is a 2/4 defender for three mana that can't attack — the floor and ceiling are both the same: a speed bump that eats one hit and does nothing else. In Commander, that's not a trade worth making.
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 Turtle is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the overlap between 'formats where this is legal' and 'formats where this is good' is essentially empty. In Pauper it's theoretically playable as a cheap blocker, but the format has enough aggressive commons to punish a 2/4 that can never close a game. In Commander, Giant Turtle offers a body that stalls one attacker once before becoming irrelevant — any deck that wants a defensive creature has access to better options at the same cost. Don't register it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.49 bulk tier
At $0.49, Giant Turtle sits in bulk territory, which accurately reflects its competitive demand. The price is stable because it isn't going anywhere — bulk cards that see no play don't spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.