Giant Tortoise
Fourth Edition 76 • common
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 76
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Kaja Foglio
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
This creature gets +0/+3 as long as it's untapped.
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 was introduced to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game as part of the Fourth Edition core set, released in 1995. This set served as a comprehensive revision of the game’s early years, aiming to streamline rules and refresh the card pool for an expanding audience. The Giant Tortoise reflects the game's early whimsical aesthetic, where fantasy creatures were often depicted with a focus on their unique mechanical interactions rather than just raw power.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Rob Alexander, a prolific contributor to the game's visual identity during its formative decade. Alexander utilized his signature painterly style to provide a classic fantasy depiction of the creature, emphasizing its terrestrial nature. Within the game’s mechanics, the card gained a modest reputation for its defensive utility, designed to embody the slow, deliberate pace of a tortoise while functioning as a reliable blocker in the game's strategic environment.
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