Karplusan Giant
Ice Age 196 • uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 196
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Daniel Gelon
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Tap an untapped snow land you control: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"They aren't the brightest or the quickest of Giants. For that matter, the same holds true if you compare them to rocks."— Disa the Restless, journal entry
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Karplusan Giant was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set in the glacial continent of Terisiare, the expansion sought to shift the game’s aesthetic toward a colder, more rugged visual identity to match its thematic focus on a world recovering from a magical apocalypse. The card itself represents the inhabitants of the Karplusan forests, a region known for its harsh climate and the resilient, often barbaric creatures that survive there.
The artwork was illustrated by Richard Kane Ferguson, whose distinct, painterly style became synonymous with the era of the game. Ferguson utilized rich textures and a somber color palette to emphasize the giant’s weary, stoic presence amidst the ice. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard utility creature, valued by players for its solid power-to-mana ratio, and it remains a recognizable artifact of the mid-nineties expansion period.
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