Lotleth Giant
Creature — Zombie Giant
Undergrowth — When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to target opponent for each creature card in your graveyard.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Starter Commander Decks
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #12013
Lotleth Giant enters the battlefield and deals damage to each opponent equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard — in a dedicated self-mill or reanimator shell, that's a free 10-to-20-damage punch the moment it resolves. The cost is seven mana, which is steep, but Gisa and Geralf decks routinely cast it from the graveyard via reanimation before that number even matters.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gisa and Geralf
Gisa and Geralf mills four cards on entry and lets you cast Lotleth Giant directly from the graveyard, meaning the Giant's ETB trigger fires against a graveyard that's been stacking up all game — often landing 15 or more damage the turn it hits the table.
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 |
Commander is where Lotleth Giant actually belongs — three opponents means the ETB trigger deals damage to each of them, turning a graveyard count of 15 into 45 total damage spread across the table. In Pauper, it's a legal finisher in self-mill builds, though the seven-mana ask is punishing in a format where games end fast. Modern and Pioneer have the graveyard synergies to theoretically support it, but faster, more consistent win conditions push Lotleth Giant out of competitive consideration in both formats. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the card is just too slow and too narrow.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Lotleth Giant is bulk in every sense — no meaningful reprint demand and a narrow use case keep it there. It's a free include from a bulk bin if you're building Gisa and Geralf, and there's no price pressure pushing it upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.