---
name: "Rimeshield Frost Giant"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Giant Warrior"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "ec47cf67-2580-464f-8118-7eabea5be11c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rimeshield-frost-giant-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rimeshield Frost Giant
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
Ward {3} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {3}.)

> *Les géants du givre portent les trophées de leurs plus grandes victoires au combat, transformés en armures de force et d'une grande beauté sauvage.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Frostfist Strider](/printing/frostfist-strider-dmu.md) — Creature — Elemental Giant
2. [Rimewall Protector](/printing/rimewall-protector-ymid.md) — Creature — Giant Wizard
3. [Tomakul Honor Guard](/printing/tomakul-honor-guard-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Toadstool Admirer](/printing/toadstool-admirer-woe.md) — Creature — Ouphe
5. [Hamlet Vanguard](/printing/hamlet-vanguard-prm.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Armored Armadillo](/printing/armored-armadillo-otj.md) — Creature — Armadillo

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #69
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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