Palisade Giant
Creature — Giant Soldier
All damage that would be dealt to you and other permanents you control is dealt to this creature instead.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #15881
Palisade Giant turns every source of damage aimed at your team or your face into the Giant's problem — a six-mana, 2/7 that reads 'your opponents can't profitably attack or burn you' is as backbreaking as it sounds. Pair it with indestructibility from something like Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence and the lock is essentially airtight.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Palisade Giant belongs in Commander, full stop. Six mana is a real cost in 60-card formats where faster threats demand faster answers, and the Giant sees essentially zero play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer for that reason. In Commander, the math flips: a single Giant can nullify an entire combat step or redirect a Comet Storm, and the multiplayer table means the damage-redirect effect does work against three opponents simultaneously. Oathbreaker is legal but too fast for a six-drop with no immediate threat; the Giant sits in hands there more often than it hits the table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's EssencePalisade Giant
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to permanents you control; Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you; Lock
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Caduceus, Staff of HermesPalisade Giant
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you; Prevent all damage that would be dealt to permanents you control; Lock
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Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Palisade Giant is deep bulk — you can pick up a playset for the price of a coffee. The price is unlikely to move meaningfully given the card's narrow niche, but at that rate there's no reason to play a worse protection piece when you can just own the real thing.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence
- Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
- Arcbond
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.