Lairwatch Giant
Creature — Giant Warrior
This creature can block an additional creature each combat.
Whenever this creature blocks two or more creatures, it gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27633
Lairwatch Giant blocks one creature and prevents all others from attacking you that turn — a 6/3 body with a situational combat lock stapled on. Six mana for a 6/3 with no evasion and a triggered ability that requires blocking to activate is too slow and too conditional to justify a slot in most lists.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Lairwatch Giant is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper it's a common, but white has better defensive options at lower costs. In Commander, 99-card singletons demand flexibility — a 6/3 that briefly inconveniences one attacker while dying to any removal spell before blockers can even be declared is not pulling its weight at a table of four. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, the card doesn't enter the conversation.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Lairwatch Giant is deep bulk — the price reflects demand, which is minimal. Don't expect that to change; the effect doesn't become more appealing as the card ages.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.