Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Giant Oyster
Homelands · #28 · uncommon · 1995
Creature — Oyster
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Market reference
$0.19
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 28 / 140
- Release year
- 1995
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Nicola Leonard
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 1993
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1995-10-01
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{U}{U}
Type: Creature — Oyster
You may choose not to untap this creature during your untap step. {T}: For as long as this creature remains tapped, target tapped creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step, and at the beginning of each of your draw steps, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. When this creature leaves the battlefield or becomes untapped, remove all -1/-1 counters from the creature.
P/T: 0/3
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.19 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.17 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Giant Oyster is real?
Giant Oyster is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Giant Oyster worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Giant Oyster is $0.19; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Giant Oyster from?
Giant Oyster is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Homelands" in the expansion series, released in 1995.
What rarity is Giant Oyster?
Giant Oyster is a uncommon card in the Homelands set.
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Other Giant Oyster printings
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