---
name: "Fetid Gargantua"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Adapt"]
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "94"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Michael C. Hayes"
oracle_id: "b8c35a80-2c72-49ff-af5c-e8885c97f6fc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fetid-gargantua-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Fetid Gargantua
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Adapt

## Oracle Text
{2}{B}: Adapt 2. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put two +1/+1 counters on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, you may draw two cards. If you do, you lose 2 life.

> *When the night comes knocking
—Kessig expression meaning "in dire times"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Incubation Druid](/printing/incubation-druid-prna.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
3. [Growth-Chamber Guardian](/printing/growth-chamber-guardian-rna.md) — Creature — Elf Crab Warrior
4. [Emperor of Bones](/printing/emperor-of-bones-pmh3.md) — Creature — Skeleton Noble
5. [Scuttlegator](/printing/scuttlegator-clu.md) — Creature — Crab Turtle Crocodile

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #94
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Michael C. Hayes
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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