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Ghalta, Primal Hunger

{10}{G}{G}

Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur

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Borderless
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Joshua Raphael
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control. Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
12/12
Trample
Plays as:
Discounted Spell
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$10.00 low$0.50 gap
$20.00 low$3.50 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.99· across 19 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$14.61-8.5%30D
30D range$14.08to$15.98Since Feb 2024:H $16.72L $5.39
Foil$24.00-1.7%30D1.64× nonfoil
30D range$23.93to$24.64Since Feb 2024:H $24.64L $8.35

Other printings

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Found in

2 productsRounded odds
  • The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Collector Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $117.46

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%
  • The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Set Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $16.21

    Nonfoil under 1%Foil —

Combos

Rulings

4 · latest Jan 19, 2018
  • WotCJan 19, 2018

    Ghalta's first ability can't reduce its cost below {G}{G}.

  • WotCJan 19, 2018

    If a creature's power is somehow less than 0, it subtracts from the total power of your other creatures. If the total power of your creatures is 0 or less, Ghalta's cost remains {10}{G}{G}.

  • WotCJan 19, 2018

    The total cost to cast Ghalta is locked in before you pay that cost. For example, if you control three 2/2 creatures, including one you can sacrifice to add {C}, the total cost of Ghalta is {4}{G}{G}. Then you can sacrifice the creature when you activate mana abilities just before paying the cost.

  • WotCJan 19, 2018

    To determine Ghalta's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Ghalta's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.