Giant Oyster
HMLHomelands/#28/1995Uncommon◆ Graded data
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.24
TCGplayer$0.31
ManaPool$0.15
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.01
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.31TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 3.3%30d▲ 10.7%90d▲ 19.2%
90d high
$0.31
90d low
$0.26
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.29
Time Spiral Timeshifted
- Up 10.7% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.31.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$39.00
AnyGrade 9
$35.00
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Oyster
You may choose not to untap this creature during your untap step.
: For as long as this creature remains tapped, target tapped creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step, and at the beginning of each of your draw steps, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. When this creature leaves the battlefield or becomes untapped, remove all -1/-1 counters from the creature.
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Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (4)
wotc25 Sept 2006
Activating the ability creates a continuous effect that works only as long as Giant Oyster remains tapped, a repeating delayed triggered ability that’s in effect only as long as Giant Oyster remains tapped, and a delayed triggered ability that triggers when Giant Oyster untaps or when it leaves the battlefield.
wotc25 Sept 2006
The activated ability can target only a tapped creature.
wotc25 Sept 2006
Giant Oyster’s ability can be activated during your upkeep, and the creature will get a -1/-1 counter during the draw step that follows it.
wotc4 Oct 2004
If the Oyster untaps during the draw step before its ability to add a -1/-1 counter resolves, the -1/-1 counter effect resolves and adds a -1/-1 counter after the -1/-1 counters are removed due to being untapped.
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About this card
Giant Oyster
Giant Oyster is a Creature — Oyster, with mana cost {2}{U}{U} (mana value 4). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.31 (up 10.7% over 30 days).
This exact printing has graded market data available further up the page. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Giant Oyster FAQ
How much is Giant Oyster worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Giant Oyster is $0.31. It is up 10.7% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.26 to $0.31.
What is the cheapest printing of Giant Oyster?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Time Spiral Timeshifted at $0.29 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Giant Oyster?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Homelands at $0.31 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Giant Oyster are there?
Giant Oyster has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Giant Oyster first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from HML #28, released 1995-10-01.
What is the newest printing of Giant Oyster?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from TSB #22, released 2006-10-06.
Is Giant Oyster legal in Commander?
Yes, Giant Oyster is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Giant Oyster legal in Modern?
Yes, Giant Oyster is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.