---
name: "Axelrod Gunnarson"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}{R}{R}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Giant"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "LEG"
set_name: "Legends"
collector_number: "219"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Scott Kirschner"
oracle_id: "c640350b-16a5-4227-87fa-8b24fdb367c7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/axelrod-gunnarson-leg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Axelrod Gunnarson
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}{R}{R}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Giant
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Axelrod Gunnarson this turn dies, you gain 1 life and Axelrod Gunnarson deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Legends (LEG) #219
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Scott Kirschner
- **Total Printings:** 5 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`