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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.)

The earth walks, strongest of all.

12 / 12

Trample
Set
Foundations (FDN #222)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
12
Released
2024-11-15
Artist
Chase Stone
EDHREC rank
#461
Colour identity
{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
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 0.44
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 11

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
528 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
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
524 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 used to cast creature spellsInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
333 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ghalta, Primal Hunger+Omnath, Locus of Mana+Food Chain
{G}
Infinite colored mana that can only be used to cast creature spellsInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinitely large creature
250 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
12 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
5 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
3 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 ↗
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
3 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
1 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
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 11 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

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

  1. Topiary Stomper 59 %+53.5 %
  2. Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 65 %+49.3 %
  3. Gigantosaurus 55 %+49.3 %
  4. Hulking Raptor 54 %+49.1 %
  5. Tangleweave Armor 50 %+48.8 %
  6. Llanowar Tribe 56 %+45.0 %
  7. Majestic Genesis 46 %+43.6 %
  8. Surrak, the Hunt Caller 46 %+42.2 %
  9. Wayward Swordtooth 47 %+40.6 %
  10. Pugnacious Hammerskull 36 %+34.7 %
  11. Ram Through 55 %+33.7 %
  12. Garruk's Uprising 73 %+33.1 %
  13. Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig 35 %+32.2 %
  14. Selvala, Heart of the Wilds 50 %+32.1 %
  15. Unnatural Growth 54 %+31.2 %
  16. Thrashing Brontodon 31 %+29.2 %
  17. The Skullspore Nexus 34 %+28.7 %
  18. Managorger Hydra 37 %+28.2 %
  19. Slumbering Trudge 30 %+28.2 %
  20. Steel Leaf Champion 30 %+28.0 %
  21. Llanowar Elves 81 %+27.3 %
  22. Rishkar's Expertise 56 %+26.6 %
  23. Mosswort Bridge 54 %+25.8 %
  24. Elvish Mystic 72 %+25.6 %
  25. Fanatic of Rhonas 45 %+25.5 %
  26. Cactus Preserve 25 %+24.1 %
  27. Return of the Wildspeaker 60 %+24.1 %
  28. Greater Good 36 %+23.9 %
  29. Overwhelming Stampede 42 %+23.7 %
  30. Fyndhorn Elves 55 %+23.6 %
  31. Frenzied Baloth 32 %+23.0 %
  32. Traverse the Outlands 34 %+22.9 %
  33. Rhonas the Indomitable 25 %+22.4 %
  34. Arbor Elf 45 %+22.2 %
  35. Momentous Fall 30 %+21.9 %
  36. Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant 32 %+21.8 %
  37. Kogla, the Titan Ape 34 %+21.4 %
  38. Quakestrider Ceratops 24 %+21.3 %
  39. Hunter's Insight 33 %+21.1 %
  40. Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea 26 %+20.9 %
  41. Garruk, Primal Hunter 31 %+20.8 %
  42. Outcaster Trailblazer 25 %+20.4 %
  43. Boon of Boseiju 22 %+20.4 %
  44. Defiler of Vigor 33 %+18.9 %
  45. Surrak and Goreclaw 31 %+18.9 %
  46. Agonasaur Rex 21 %+18.4 %
  47. Reclamation Sage 38 %+18.2 %
  48. Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus 30 %+18.0 %
  49. Silverback Elder 24 %+17.8 %
  50. Rogue's Passage 55 %+17.8 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 98 %+2.0 %
  2. Llanowar Elves 81 %+27.3 %
  3. Sol Ring 73 %+2.0 %
  4. Garruk's Uprising 73 %+33.1 %
  5. Elvish Mystic 72 %+25.6 %
  6. Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 65 %+49.3 %
  7. Return of the Wildspeaker 60 %+24.1 %
  8. Topiary Stomper 59 %+53.5 %
  9. Beast Within 59 %+1.7 %
  10. Rishkar's Expertise 56 %+26.6 %
  11. Llanowar Tribe 56 %+45.0 %
  12. Fyndhorn Elves 55 %+23.6 %
  13. Ram Through 55 %+33.7 %
  14. Gigantosaurus 55 %+49.3 %
  15. Rogue's Passage 55 %+17.8 %
  16. Unnatural Growth 54 %+31.2 %
  17. Mosswort Bridge 54 %+25.8 %
  18. Hulking Raptor 54 %+49.1 %
  19. Tangleweave Armor 50 %+48.8 %
  20. Swiftfoot Boots 50 %+17.6 %
  21. Selvala, Heart of the Wilds 50 %+32.1 %
  22. Cultivate 49 %-2.3 %
  23. Wayward Swordtooth 47 %+40.6 %
  24. Heroic Intervention 46 %-1.2 %
  25. Surrak, the Hunt Caller 46 %+42.2 %
  26. Majestic Genesis 46 %+43.6 %
  27. Fanatic of Rhonas 45 %+25.5 %
  28. Arbor Elf 45 %+22.2 %
  29. Beast Whisperer 44 %+13.6 %
  30. Reliquary Tower 43 %+11.4 %
  31. Overwhelming Stampede 42 %+23.7 %
  32. Emerald Medallion 42 %-2.5 %
  33. Rampant Growth 41 %-1.5 %
  34. Reclamation Sage 38 %+18.2 %
  35. Castle Garenbrig 38 %+10.7 %
  36. Managorger Hydra 37 %+28.2 %
  37. Greater Good 36 %+23.9 %
  38. Pugnacious Hammerskull 36 %+34.7 %
  39. Lightning Greaves 36 %+11.4 %
  40. The Great Henge 35 %+12.3 %
  41. Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig 35 %+32.2 %
  42. Kogla, the Titan Ape 34 %+21.4 %
  43. Traverse the Outlands 34 %+22.9 %
  44. The Skullspore Nexus 34 %+28.7 %
  45. Hunter's Insight 33 %+21.1 %
  46. Kodama's Reach 33 %-4.8 %
  47. Defiler of Vigor 33 %+18.9 %
  48. Frenzied Baloth 32 %+23.0 %
  49. Eternal Witness 32 %+6.5 %
  50. Nature's Lore 32 %-6.5 %

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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