Ghalta, Primal Hunger 
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur12/12
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
This spell costs 
less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control.
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Printing details
- Set
- RIX · 130
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Chase Stone
- Released
- 2018-01-19
- Prices
- €0.94 · $1.42
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €0.92 | €1.00 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.94 | €1.00 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.91 | €1.00 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.20 trend €0.92 30-day avg €1.03 | low – trend €3.17 30-day avg €2.43 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €1.00 with Zero from €1.09 | NM from €3.15 with Zero from €3.15 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.95 | NM from €3.15 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 29, 2026
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Legality
- standard Legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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To determine Ghalta's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Ghalta's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
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If a creature's power is somehow less than 0, it subtracts from the total power of your other creatures. If the total power of your creatures is 0 or less, Ghalta's cost remains
. -
The total cost to cast Ghalta is locked in before you pay that cost. For example, if you control three 2/2 creatures, including one you can sacrifice to add
, the total cost of Ghalta is 
. Then you can sacrifice the creature when you activate mana abilities just before paying the cost. -
Ghalta's first ability can't reduce its cost below
.