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Ghalta the Unstoppable

Ghalta the Unstoppable

Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur

Ghalta the Unstoppable wants a deck that is built around one creature type, like Elves or Dragons. It also works in a deck built around Dinosaurs or Elders.

  • Mana cost8 genericgreen
  • Green ()
  • Power / toughness8 / 8
  • RarityUncommon

This spell costs X less to cast, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Trample

Other creatures you control have trample.

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Cards That Fit Ghalta the Unstoppable

Picked for what they do in Ghalta the Unstoppable's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Ghalta the Unstoppable's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Ghalta the Unstoppable

explain how Ghalta the Unstoppable works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 21 Aug 2026

Ghalta the Unstoppable's cost reduction ability can't reduce the total cost to cast the spell below {G}.

Wizards of the Coast 21 Aug 2026

Ghalta the Unstoppable's mana value doesn't change no matter what the greatest power of creatures you control is.

Wizards of the Coast 21 Aug 2026

Once you announce you're casting a spell, no player may take actions until the spell has been paid for. Notably, opponents can't try to reduce the power of creatures you control.

Wizards of the Coast 21 Aug 2026

Once you determine the cost to cast Ghalta the Unstoppable, you may activate mana abilities to pay that cost. If the greatest power of creatures you control changes while activating mana abilities, the cost to cast Ghalta remains what you previously determined.

Wizards of the Coast 21 Aug 2026

The first step of casting a spell is to move it to the stack. If this causes the greatest power of creatures you control to change (perhaps because you control a creature whose power is determined by the number of cards in your hand), that new power will be used to determine the cost reduction.

5 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

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Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryGPlayers write colors as letters: G for green.Typal/KindredTypal decks are built around one creature type, like Elves, Dragons or Zombies, with cards that make that type stronger. The type is printed after the dash on the card's type line, and the strategy is also called kindred or tribal.Open the Typal/Kindred pageStatic BuffGives creatures a lasting bonus to power and toughness while it remains on the battlefield, rather than a boost that wears off at end of turn. Garruk's Uprising, Patchwork BannerOpen the Static Buff pageCost ModificationChanges what a spell costs to cast: cheaper for you, or more expensive for everyone. It is the broad family; Cost Reducer and Spell Tax say which direction a given card goes. Herald's Horn, Foundry InspectorOpen the Cost Modification pageCost ReducerMakes your own spells cheaper to cast. A discount every turn adds up faster than a single burst of mana. Herald's Horn, Foundry InspectorOpen the Cost Reducer page