Stoneshock Giant
Creature — Giant
: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When this creature becomes monstrous, creatures without flying your opponents control can't block this turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Pioneer Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22956
Stoneshock Giant hits the board as a 7/4 with menace and a punishing discard-or-take-damage rider that pressures opponents the moment it resolves. Six mana for that body and that threat density is a fair rate in Commander, but fair isn't good enough to compete with what other six-drops are doing.
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 |
In Commander, Stoneshock Giant occupies a crowded slot — six-mana creatures need immediate board impact or combo utility, and while the forced discard effect is disruptive, it rarely closes games in a four-player pod. Constructed formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have long moved past this power level; six-mana creatures in those formats either end the game or protect themselves in ways Stoneshock Giant does not. The card is legal across most formats but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Stoneshock Giant isn't currently available, but as a bulk rare with minimal competitive or Commander demand, copies typically show up in the $0.25–$0.50 range at most retailers. It's not a card worth hunting down at any price.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.