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Ghalta, Primal Hunger
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Ghalta, Primal Hunger

{10}{G}{G}

Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur

This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control.

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

Various cultures of Ixalan tell stories of the monsters of legend that ended up as gristle between Ghalta's teeth.

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Trample
Set
Foundations Jumpstart (J25 #77)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
12
Released
2024-11-15
Artist
Kemonomichi
EDHREC rank
#455
Colour identity
{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.50
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commanderIn a preconstructed deck

Combos 11

Brinelin, the Moon Kraken+Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea+Primeval Protector+Ghalta, Primal Hunger
{G}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite colored mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of creaturesInfinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spellsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
542 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken+Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea+Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Thrasta, Tempest's Roar
{G}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
530 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Defiler of Vigor+Food Chain
{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you controlInfinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spellsInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
380 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Omnath, Locus of Mana+Food Chain
{G}
Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spellsInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinitely large creature
266 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Vaultborn Tyrant+Phyrexian Altar+Defiler of Vigor
{G}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you controlNear-infinite commander castsNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite storm count
14 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken+Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea+Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Earthquake Dragon
{G}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of creaturesInfinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spellsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
6 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea+Ascendant Packleader+Ashnod's Altar
{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colorless manaInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken+Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea+Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Sailors' Bane
{G}{U}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea+Ascendant Packleader+Phyrexian Altar
{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea+Ascendant Packleader+Altar of Dementia
{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-millInfinite storm count
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea+Ascendant Packleader+Blasting Station
{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 11 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Hulking Raptor 59 %+53.9 %
  2. Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 68 %+52.1 %
  3. Gigantosaurus 58 %+52.0 %
  4. Tangleweave Armor 53 %+51.1 %
  5. Topiary Stomper 56 %+50.2 %
  6. Llanowar Tribe 60 %+48.5 %
  7. Surrak, the Hunt Caller 50 %+45.9 %
  8. Majestic Genesis 42 %+40.4 %
  9. Pugnacious Hammerskull 41 %+39.5 %
  10. Wayward Swordtooth 44 %+37.9 %
  11. Ram Through 59 %+37.7 %
  12. Unnatural Growth 60 %+36.1 %
  13. Garruk's Uprising 76 %+35.8 %
  14. Thrashing Brontodon 36 %+33.9 %
  15. Managorger Hydra 42 %+33.2 %
  16. Steel Leaf Champion 33 %+31.4 %
  17. Rishkar's Expertise 61 %+31.1 %
  18. Selvala, Heart of the Wilds 49 %+31.0 %
  19. Ghalta the Unstoppable 39 %+30.8 %
  20. Mosswort Bridge 58 %+29.8 %
  21. Overwhelming Stampede 48 %+29.8 %
  22. Rhonas the Indomitable 33 %+29.7 %
  23. Llanowar Elves 83 %+28.7 %
  24. Elvish Mystic 74 %+28.4 %
  25. Fyndhorn Elves 60 %+28.2 %
  26. Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig 31 %+28.1 %
  27. The Skullspore Nexus 32 %+26.8 %
  28. Surrak and Goreclaw 39 %+26.4 %
  29. Slumbering Trudge 27 %+24.8 %
  30. Elder Gargaroth 29 %+23.2 %
  31. Fanatic of Rhonas 42 %+22.9 %
  32. Greater Good 35 %+22.6 %
  33. Regal Imperiosaur 24 %+22.3 %
  34. Rogue's Passage 59 %+22.1 %
  35. Cactus Preserve 23 %+21.9 %
  36. Swiftfoot Boots 54 %+21.9 %
  37. Ilysian Caryatid 26 %+21.4 %
  38. Frenzied Baloth 31 %+21.4 %
  39. Verdant Sun's Avatar 25 %+21.1 %
  40. Return of the Wildspeaker 57 %+20.8 %
  41. Traverse the Outlands 31 %+20.3 %
  42. Colossal Majesty 32 %+20.2 %
  43. Elemental Bond 32 %+19.9 %
  44. Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant 30 %+19.9 %
  45. Scavenging Ooze 27 %+19.6 %
  46. Beast Whisperer 50 %+19.5 %
  47. Garruk's Packleader 26 %+19.4 %
  48. Momentous Fall 27 %+19.1 %
  49. Quakestrider Ceratops 22 %+19.0 %
  50. Outcaster Trailblazer 24 %+18.8 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 98 %+2.1 %
  2. Llanowar Elves 83 %+28.7 %
  3. Garruk's Uprising 76 %+35.8 %
  4. Sol Ring 76 %+4.6 %
  5. Elvish Mystic 74 %+28.4 %
  6. Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 68 %+52.1 %
  7. Beast Within 63 %+6.1 %
  8. Rishkar's Expertise 61 %+31.1 %
  9. Llanowar Tribe 60 %+48.5 %
  10. Unnatural Growth 60 %+36.1 %
  11. Fyndhorn Elves 60 %+28.2 %
  12. Ram Through 59 %+37.7 %
  13. Rogue's Passage 59 %+22.1 %
  14. Hulking Raptor 59 %+53.9 %
  15. Mosswort Bridge 58 %+29.8 %
  16. Gigantosaurus 58 %+52.0 %
  17. Return of the Wildspeaker 57 %+20.8 %
  18. Topiary Stomper 56 %+50.2 %
  19. Swiftfoot Boots 54 %+21.9 %
  20. Tangleweave Armor 53 %+51.1 %
  21. Surrak, the Hunt Caller 50 %+45.9 %
  22. Beast Whisperer 50 %+19.5 %
  23. Selvala, Heart of the Wilds 49 %+31.0 %
  24. Overwhelming Stampede 48 %+29.8 %
  25. Cultivate 46 %-4.8 %
  26. Heroic Intervention 44 %-3.3 %
  27. Wayward Swordtooth 44 %+37.9 %
  28. Fanatic of Rhonas 42 %+22.9 %
  29. Majestic Genesis 42 %+40.4 %
  30. Managorger Hydra 42 %+33.2 %
  31. Pugnacious Hammerskull 41 %+39.5 %
  32. Arbor Elf 40 %+17.9 %
  33. Reliquary Tower 40 %+8.4 %
  34. Emerald Medallion 40 %-4.3 %
  35. Surrak and Goreclaw 39 %+26.4 %
  36. Ghalta the Unstoppable 39 %+30.8 %
  37. Rampant Growth 38 %-4.2 %
  38. Thrashing Brontodon 36 %+33.9 %
  39. Greater Good 35 %+22.6 %
  40. Castle Garenbrig 35 %+7.9 %
  41. Lightning Greaves 34 %+9.4 %
  42. Reclamation Sage 34 %+14.4 %
  43. Steel Leaf Champion 33 %+31.4 %
  44. Rhonas the Indomitable 33 %+29.7 %
  45. The Great Henge 33 %+9.9 %
  46. Elemental Bond 32 %+19.9 %
  47. Colossal Majesty 32 %+20.2 %
  48. The Skullspore Nexus 32 %+26.8 %
  49. Rhonas's Monument 31 %+16.0 %
  50. Traverse the Outlands 31 %+20.3 %

Format legality

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2018-01-19

    Ghalta's first ability can't reduce its cost below {G}{G}.

  • 2018-01-19

    If a creature's power is somehow less than 0, it subtracts from the total power of your other creatures. If the total power of your creatures is 0 or less, Ghalta's cost remains {10}{G}{G}.

  • 2018-01-19

    The total cost to cast Ghalta is locked in before you pay that cost. For example, if you control three 2/2 creatures, including one you can sacrifice to add {C}, the total cost of Ghalta is {4}{G}{G}. Then you can sacrifice the creature when you activate mana abilities just before paying the cost.

  • 2018-01-19

    To determine Ghalta's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Ghalta's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

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