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Stoneshock Giant
Card Information
Type: Creature — Giant
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 5
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 169
Oracle Text
{6}{R}{R}: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.) When this creature becomes monstrous, creatures without flying your opponents control can't block this turn.
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Card Rulings
- September 15, 2013
If blockers have already been declared when Stoneshock Giant's last ability resolves, those blocks won't change or become undone.
Source: wotc - September 15, 2013
Once a creature becomes monstrous, it can't become monstrous again. If the creature is already monstrous when the monstrosity ability resolves, nothing happens.
Source: wotc - September 15, 2013
Monstrous isn't an ability that a creature has. It's just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous.
Source: wotc - September 15, 2013
Your opponents can't assign any creature without flying to block that turn, even if that creature had flying or wasn't on the battlefield under one of your opponent's control when Stoneshock Giant's ability resolved.
Source: wotc - September 15, 2013
An ability that triggers when a creature becomes monstrous won't trigger if that creature isn't on the battlefield when its monstrosity ability resolves.
Source: wotc
Price History
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