Impelled Giant
Creature — Giant Warrior
Trample
Tap an untapped red creature you control other than this creature: This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the power of the creature tapped this way.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eventide
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #26693
Impelled Giant swings for up to 5 extra damage by tapping another creature you control — free reach stapled onto a 5/5 body. The five-mana cost is steep for what is ultimately a combat trick that requires board presence to function.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Impelled Giant is a Commander card through and through — the format's multiplayer structure and slower pace give it room to breathe where 60-card formats would never tolerate a five-mana 5/5 with a conditional activated ability. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but completely unplayable against the speed and efficiency of those formats. Commander is where the Giant finds its niche, specifically in Giant tribal builds or red decks that go wide with big creatures, where tapping a fellow fatty to pump a swing can close out a weakened opponent.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Impelled Giant is firmly bulk — you're not paying a premium for anything here. Bulk red creatures rarely appreciate unless a synergy piece breaks them out, and nothing on the horizon points that direction for this one.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.