Hungry Graffalon
Creature — Giraffe
Reach
Increment (Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana you spent is greater than this creature's power or toughness, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #26828
Hungry Graffalon enters as a 4/4 flier with ward 2 for five mana — a statline that would be fine if it didn't also demand you sacrifice another creature each upkeep or lose it. That upkeep cost makes it a liability in any deck that isn't generating fodder constantly, and five mana buys much cleaner threats in every format.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hungry Graffalon is legal everywhere but earns a slot almost nowhere. In Commander, token-generating aristocrats shells — think sacrifice-matters decks with a steady stream of fodder — can absorb the upkeep tax, but even there a 4/4 flier for five is well below rate when you factor in the mandatory sacrifice. In competitive Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer, five mana for a conditional body doesn't come close to clearing the bar. Pauper is the closest thing to a home: common-legal flying threats at this size are scarcer, and a token-heavy deck can occasionally justify the cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Hungry Graffalon is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box without thinking twice. Don't expect that to move; there's no competitive demand applying upward pressure.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.