Two-Headed Giant of Foriys
Creature — Giant
Trample
This creature can block an additional creature each combat.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Price
- $17.99
- EDHREC rank
- #30248
Two-Headed Giant of Foriys hits the board as a 4/4 trampler that blocks two creatures simultaneously — a genuinely unique defensive profile on a fat beater. The problem is five mana for a vanilla creature with no ETB, no resilience, and no relevance past the combat step.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Two-Headed Giant of Foriys occupies a nostalgic slot more than a competitive one — five mana for a 4/4 trample with a double-blocking quirk rarely makes the cut when the format rewards card advantage and combo density. Legacy and Vintage both permit it but have no use for it; eternal formats don't want underpowered creatures without broken interactions. Oathbreaker faces the same reality: the card just doesn't generate enough impact for its mana investment in any of the formats where it's legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Most of what Two-Headed Giant of Foriys does — a mid-sized tramplers with incidental blocking utility — can be replicated for far less, though nothing copies the double-blocker text exactly. Aggressive Mammoth gives you a 6/6 trampler that grants the whole team trample for four mana in green, and Elder Gargaroth at five mana in green brings card advantage and multiple modes that dwarf the Giant's static text.
Price Context
Current price
$17.99 mid tier
At $17.99, Two-Headed Giant of Foriys is priced entirely on Alpha collectibility, not playability — this is a reserved-list artifact from Magic's first printing, and the premium reflects that scarcity. The card holds value for collectors but zero for players; functionally superior creatures exist at a fraction of the cost.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.