Giant Albatross
~$0.11 low · ~$0.15 high
Blue. Creature — Bird
Homelands #27a · Illustrated by David A. Cherry
Homelands #27a · Illustrated by David A. CherryWhat is Giant Albatross worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
When this creature dies, you may pay . If you do, for each creature that dealt damage to this creature this turn, destroy that creature unless its controller pays 2 life. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
1/1
Format legality
All 2 printings of Giant Albatross
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Homelands hml #27a· 1995common· Cardmarket €0.06 | common | $0.15 | €0.06 | |
 Homelands hml #27b· 1995common· Cardmarket €0.06 | common | $0.11 | €0.06 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1995
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #29,903 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Artist
- David A. Cherry
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Homelands card (#27a).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Giant Albatross, read from the Homelands printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Giant Albatross. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Bird is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Power / toughness
- 1/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By David A. Cherry. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Homelands. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- David A. Cherry, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (3)
2004-10-04
The ability works no matter how it goes to the graveyard from the battlefield. It seeks out all creatures that damaged it during the turn and causes them to be destroyed.
2004-10-04
The ability is a triggered ability and is only put on the stack once just after this card goes to the graveyard.
2004-10-04
The ability works even if the damage is redirected to the Albatross.
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