Giant Tortoise
Eternal Masters 52 • common
- Set
- Eternal Masters
- Collector number
- 52
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Wright
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
This creature gets +0/+3 as long as it's untapped.
In the coastal states of Jhess and Valeron, "tortoise" is a synonym for "stubborn."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Giant Tortoise card was originally released in the 1994 Homelands expansion, featuring artwork by Christopher Rush, before being reprinted as part of the Eternal Masters set in 2016. Eternal Masters was designed as a curated anthology intended to provide players with access to powerful and iconic cards that had previously become difficult to acquire or were staples of the Legacy and Vintage formats.
For the Eternal Masters printing, the card features new artwork by Svetlin Velinov, who updated the classic turtle imagery while adhering to the aesthetic standards of modern Magic: The Gathering. The card has historically been noted for its unique defensive ability, which allows it to tap to gain toughness, reflecting a design philosophy from early sets that rewarded players for managing creature states during combat.
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