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Giant Mantis
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Battle for ZendikarBFZ · #173
- Card type
- Creature — Insect
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.03 € · ★ 0.17 € · 0.09 $ · ★ 0.70 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- Green
Card text
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Lake Hurwitz
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2015-10-02
Flavour text
"I always thought the great insects of Tazeem were frightening until I saw the Eldrazi. Now I welcome the sight of mantises perched in the treetops." —Ryza, Oran-Rief scout
