---
name: "Crystalline Giant"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Giant"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "234"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason Rainville"
oracle_id: "49a46cfa-f2e9-4718-a6cb-47dbb0792b56"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crystalline-giant-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Crystalline Giant
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Giant
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose a kind of counter at random that this creature doesn't have on it from among flying, first strike, deathtouch, hexproof, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, vigilance, and +1/+1. Put a counter of that kind on this creature.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #234
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason Rainville
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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