Giantbaiting
Modern Masters 2017 208 • common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Collector number
- 208
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana or green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green · Red
- Artist
- Trevor Hairsine
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Create a 4/4 red and green Giant Warrior creature token with haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Giantbaiting was originally released in the 2008 Lorwyn block expansion, Shadowmoor. The set was designed to evoke a darker, more volatile version of the fairy-tale world established in its predecessor, Lorwyn. The card was specifically crafted to represent the mechanics of the 'conspire' keyword, which allowed players to tap two creatures of a specific color to copy a spell, rewarding strategic board presence and tribal synergy within the red and green color identity.
This particular version, featuring art by Trevor Hairsine, was reprinted in the 2017 Modern Masters set. Modern Masters was an annual series curated to provide limited-run reprints of powerful cards from throughout Magic: The Gathering's history, aimed at bolstering the supply of staple cards for the Modern constructed format. Hairsine's illustration emphasizes the brutal, physical nature of the spell, depicting a Kithkin attempting to goad a massive giant into combat, a hallmark of the card's intent to swing the momentum of a game through aggressive, temporary reinforcements.
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