Granitic Titan
Creature — Elemental
Menace
Cycling 
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- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22581
Granitic Titan enters as a 4/4 that phases out until your next turn, then comes back as an 8/8 with trample — you're paying six mana for a threat that grows itself without any additional investment. It's a slow setup, but the payoff is a hard-to-ignore body that demands an immediate answer the turn it returns.
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 |
In Commander, Granitic Titan is a solid value play in red decks that lack access to green's creature scaling — an 8/8 trample is a legitimate threat at any table, and the delayed arrival means it dodges some sorcery-speed removal. In Pauper, where large tramplers are scarce at common, Granitic Titan has real potential in red stompy shells that can afford six mana. Modern and Legacy have no interest — the competition at six mana is far too stiff, and a two-turn setup reads as a liability in those formats. Pioneer sits in a similar spot: the card is legal but offers nothing competitive shells can't get faster or bigger from other sources.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Granitic Titan is pure bulk — pick it up for pennies if the shell calls for it. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely climb without a constructed breakout, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.