---
name: "Desolation Giant"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Giant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alan Pollack"
oracle_id: "c23aaf6d-151e-481a-a345-ca00c14940d1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/desolation-giant-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Desolation Giant
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {W}{W} (You may pay an additional {W}{W} as you cast this spell.)
When this creature enters, destroy all other creatures you control. If it was kicked, destroy all other creatures instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Battlewing Mystic](/printing/battlewing-mystic-dmu.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
2. [Shatterskull Charger](/printing/shatterskull-charger-pznr.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
3. [Rite of Replication](/printing/rite-of-replication-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Hunting Wilds](/printing/hunting-wilds-c18.md) — Sorcery
5. [Timely Interference](/printing/timely-interference-dmu.md) — Instant
6. [Nullpriest of Oblivion](/printing/nullpriest-of-oblivion-pznr.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #59
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alan Pollack
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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