Cyclopean Giant
~$0.14 low · ~$0.25 high
Black. Creature — Zombie Giant
Time Spiral #100 · Illustrated by Mark Tedin
Time Spiral #100 · Illustrated by Mark TedinWhat is Cyclopean Giant worth?
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Oracle text
When this creature dies, target land becomes a Swamp. Exile this card.
4/2
A tomb-eye may remain shut for centuries. It opens when it sees a world as twisted and hollow as the wretch beneath its lid.
Format legality
The only printing of Cyclopean Giant
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Time Spiral tsp #100· 2006common· Cardmarket €0.02 · €0.22 foil | common | $0.14 | $0.25 | €0.02€0.22 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2006
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #30,422 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Time Spiral card (#100).
100
- 100Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Cyclopean Giant, read from the Time Spiral printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Cyclopean Giant. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Zombie and Giant are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 4/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Mark Tedin. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Time Spiral. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 100 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Mark Tedin, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2006-09-25
If the triggered ability doesn’t resolve (the targeted land becomes an illegal target, for example), Cyclopean Giant remains in the graveyard.
2006-09-25
If a Vesuvan Shapeshifter that’s copying Cyclopean Giant is put into a graveyard, the Shapeshifter will be exiled when the ability resolves even though it’s not a Cyclopean Giant anymore.
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