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Rakeclaw Gargantuan

{2}{R}{G}{W}

Creature — Beast

Shards of Alara·ala #186·Common·2008·Art by Jesper Ejsing
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Rakeclaw Gargantuan
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Oracle Text

{1}: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains first strike until end of turn.

Naya teems with gargantuans, titanic monsters to whom both nature and civilization defer.

P / T

5 / 3

Set
Shards of Alara (ALA)
Number
#186
Rarity
Common
Artist
Jesper Ejsing
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.10
USD Foil
$0.33
EUR
€0.09
EUR Foil
€0.22
MTGO Tix
0.04

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

10/1/2008·wotc

The ability checks the targeted creature’s power twice: when the creature becomes the target, and when the ability resolves. Once the ability resolves, it will continue to apply to the affected creature no matter what its power may become later in the turn.

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