Printings
Giant Oyster
Card Information
Type: Creature — Oyster
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB)
Rarity: Special
Collector Number: 22
Oracle Text
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.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- September 25, 2006
Giant Oyster’s ability can be activated during your upkeep, and the creature will get a -1/-1 counter during the draw step that follows it.
Source: wotc - September 25, 2006
The activated ability can target only a tapped creature.
Source: wotc - September 25, 2006
Activating the ability creates a continuous effect that works only as long as Giant Oyster remains tapped, a repeating delayed triggered ability that’s in effect only as long as Giant Oyster remains tapped, and a delayed triggered ability that triggers when Giant Oyster untaps or when it leaves the battlefield.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
If the Oyster untaps during the draw step before its ability to add a -1/-1 counter resolves, the -1/-1 counter effect resolves and adds a -1/-1 counter after the -1/-1 counters are removed due to being untapped.
Source: wotc
Price History
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