---
name: "Rakeclaw Gargantuan"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{G}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Beast"
colors: ["G", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "186"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jesper Ejsing"
oracle_id: "8dbb4a8f-78e9-4ceb-824d-bb67bdf939db"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rakeclaw-gargantuan-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rakeclaw Gargantuan
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{G}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/3

## Oracle Text
{1}: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains first strike until end of turn.

> *Les gargantuesques, des monstres titanesques vénérés à la fois par la nature et la civilisation, pullulent sur Naya.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Saberclaw Golem](/printing/saberclaw-golem-som.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
2. [Spurred Wolverine](/printing/spurred-wolverine-ons.md) — Creature — Wolverine Beast
3. [Ghor-Clan Bloodscale](/printing/ghor-clan-bloodscale-gpt.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
4. [Fit of Rage](/printing/fit-of-rage-wth.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sure Strike](/printing/sure-strike-m21.md) — Instant
6. [Kessig Wolf](/printing/kessig-wolf-isd.md) — Creature — Wolf

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #186
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jesper Ejsing
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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