Ghalta, Primal Hunger
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur · 12/12
This spell costs 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.)
- CommanderLegal
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
#457 on EDHREC's list of the most played Commander cards (as of October 16, 2026).
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All 18 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil | Etched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Commander FDC | 8 | Oct 2026 | – | $2.12 | – |
| Foundations Jumpstart J25 | 77 | Nov 2024 | $0.99 | – | – |
| Foundations FDN | 397 | Nov 2024 | – | $59.57 | – |
| Foundations FDN | 335 | Nov 2024 | $6.59 | $10.74 | – |
| Foundations FDN | 222 | Nov 2024 | $1.21 | $1.65 | – |
| Foundations Promos PFDN | 222s | Nov 2024 | – | $1.38 | – |
| Bloomburrow Commander BLC | 220 | Aug 2024 | $1.23 | – | – |
| Special Guests SPG | 11 | Nov 2023 | $15.00 | $24.03 | – |
| Commander Masters CMM | 292 | Aug 2023 | $2.19 | $1.80 | – |
| Commander Masters CMM | 561 | Aug 2023 | – | – | $4.98 |
| The List PLST | RIX-130 | Apr 2023 | $1.58 | – | – |
| Jumpstart JMP | 399 | Jul 2020 | $1.16 | – | – |
| Game Night 2019 GN2 | 47 | Nov 2019 | $1.21 | – | – |
| Game Night GNT | 44 | Nov 2018 | $1.22 | – | – |
| Rivals of Ixalan RIX | 130 | Jan 2018 | $1.45 | $4.23 | – |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos PRIX | 130s | Jan 2018 | – | $4.25 | – |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos PRIX | 130p | Jan 2018 | $5.36 | – | – |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos PRIX | 130 | Jan 2018 | – | $7.92 | – |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
Rulings
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.
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 .
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 , the total cost of Ghalta is . Then you can sacrifice the creature when you activate mana abilities just before paying the cost.
Ghalta's first ability can't reduce its cost below .
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