---
name: "The Coming of Galactus"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "MSH"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes"
collector_number: "212"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Serena Malyon"
oracle_id: "e05f23ba-f2b2-4c40-83fa-8defce3cb978"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-coming-of-galactus-msh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Coming of Galactus
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I — Destroy up to one target nonland permanent.
II, III — Each opponent loses 2 life.
IV — Create Galactus, a legendary 16/16 black Elder Alien creature token with flying, trample, and "Whenever Galactus attacks, destroy target land."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Galactus, Devourer of Worlds](/printing/galactus-devourer-of-worlds-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Alien
2. [Genesis of the Daleks](/printing/genesis-of-the-daleks-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Origin of the Hulk](/printing/origin-of-the-hulk-msc.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald](/printing/silver-surfer-galactuss-herald-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Alien Hero
5. [Ghalta, Primal Hunger](/printing/ghalta-primal-hunger-rix.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
6. [The City on the Edge of Forever](/printing/the-city-on-the-edge-of-forever-trk.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #212
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Serena Malyon
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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