Hamletback Goliath
Hamletback Goliath: Creature - Giant Warrior, Jumpstart. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {6}{R}
- Mana value
- 7
- Type
- Creature - Giant Warrior
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 6/6
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Jumpstart (JMP)
- Released
- 2020-07-17
- Collector number
- 332
- Artist
- Paolo Parente & Brian Snõddy
- Commander rank
- 8,967 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Hamletback Goliath
Hamletback Goliath is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Jumpstart (JMP), a draft-focused set released in July 2020. It is collector number 332 in that set, with art by Paolo Parente & Brian Snõddy. It costs {6}{R} (six generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Lorwyn (2007) to Jumpstart (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.32 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever another creature enters, you may put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is that creature's power.
"If you live on a giant's back, there's only one individual you'll ever need to fear." -Gaddock Teeg
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.32 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Hamletback Goliath by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Hamletback Goliath
Hamletback Goliath has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #102 | Rare | 2018 |
| Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) #163 | Rare | 2016 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) #156 | Rare | 2015 |
| Magic 2013 Promos (PM13) #A10 | Rare | 2013 |
| Magic 2013 (M13) #136 | Rare | 2012 |
| Salvat 2011 (PS11) #108 | Rare | 2011 |
| Lorwyn (LRW) #173 | Rare | 2007 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Hamletback Goliath.
- The value of X is determined as the ability begins resolving. If the other creature is no longer on the battlefield, its last known existence on the battlefield is checked to determine its power.
Similar cards
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