---
name: "Swathcutter Giant"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Giant Soldier"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "GRN"
set_name: "Guilds of Ravnica"
collector_number: "202"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Aaron Miller"
oracle_id: "fc16a2ce-a570-454f-8498-f9c604c0d68b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swathcutter-giant-grn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Swathcutter Giant
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
Whenever this creature attacks, it deals 1 damage to each creature defending player controls.

> *"Now do you understand what we meant when we said *disperse*?"
—Eksari, Boros patrol leader*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Oathsworn Giant](/printing/oathsworn-giant-rav.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier
2. [Sentinel of the Eternal Watch](/printing/sentinel-of-the-eternal-watch-ori.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier
3. [Towering Thunderfist](/printing/towering-thunderfist-clu.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier
4. [Grasping Giant](/printing/grasping-giant-thb.md) — Creature — Giant
5. [Swiftblade Vindicator](/printing/swiftblade-vindicator-pfdn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Topan Freeblade](/printing/topan-freeblade-ima.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #202
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Aaron Miller
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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