Giant Crab
Beatdown Box Set 9 • common
- Set
- Beatdown Box Set
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Tom Kyffin
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
blue mana: This creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
During the giant crabs' mating season, Skyshroud nights are filled with the clatter of their skirmishes.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Giant Crab was released in 2000 as part of the Beatdown Box Set, a curated collection designed to introduce players to the mechanics of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. At the time, the game was beginning its global expansion from Japan, and these box sets were essential tools for providing both new players and established fans with a balanced starting point for deck construction.
The card features artwork consistent with the early aesthetic of the game's monster catalog, focusing on creature-based combat staples that defined the initial meta. While the design is straightforward—lacking the complex effects of later card generations—it served as a functional piece of the early water-attributed monster roster, often valued by players for its simplicity and thematic contribution to the set's coastal and aquatic motifs.
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