Watchful Giant
Creature — Giant Soldier
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #28191
Watchful Giant is a 3/6 vigilance body for six mana that hands an opponent a Clue token — the vigilance and the size are real, but the free card draw you're gifting away makes this a liability at any competitive table. Play it only if your deck specifically rewards giving opponents resources, otherwise it's a bulk rare that belongs in the bulk box.
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 |
Watchful Giant is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees any real play is Commander — specifically group-hug or Zedruu-style gift strategies. In Pauper it's outclassed by cheaper defensive bodies that don't hand your opponent a card. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, a six-mana 3/6 with an upside that helps your opponent doesn't register as a consideration. Commander is the one context where deliberately giving an opponent a Clue can serve a purpose, and even there Watchful Giant is a niche pick rather than a staple.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Watchful Giant is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price is stable in the way all unplayed bulk is stable: no demand exists to push it up, and it won't fall further.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.