Gargantuan Gorilla

Gargantuan Gorilla

Creature — Ape

Mana cost: {4}{G}{G}{G}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice a Forest. If you sacrifice a snow Forest this way, this creature gains trample until end of turn. If you don't sacrifice a Forest, sacrifice this creature and it deals 7 damage to you.

triggered —

triggered — grants a keyword

triggered —

triggered — deals 7 damage

This creature deals damage equal to its power to another target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to this creature.

activated {T} — deals its power damage

activated {T} — deals its power damage

Causes: sacrifice a Forest land, a Forest land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, anything deals noncombat damage, a creature deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: an upkeep, a Forest to sacrifice.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Gargantuan Gorilla onto the battlefield from your library

9 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Forest in a graveyard — 25 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

  1. Titania, Nature's Force — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard that Titania, Nature's Force can bring back

a Forest is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 25 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

  1. Genju of the Cedars — When a Forest is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Gargantuan Gorilla, Genju of the Cedars returns itself from the graveyard

a land is sacrificed — 438 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

When a Forest is sacrificed thanks to Gargantuan Gorilla:

  1. Baloth Prime — makes a token
  2. Scouring Swarm — makes a token
  3. Hearthhull, the Worldseed — makes each opponent lose 2 life

a land in a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

  1. Slogurk, the Overslime — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard that Slogurk, the Overslime can bring back
  2. Zask, Skittering Swarmlord — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard that Zask, Skittering Swarmlord can bring back
  3. Glacierwood Siege — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard that Glacierwood Siege can bring back
  4. Turntimber Sower — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard that Turntimber Sower can bring back
  5. Dredger's Insight — When Gargantuan Gorilla is in the graveyard, Dredger's Insight can bring it back
  6. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — When Gargantuan Gorilla is in the graveyard, Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring it back
  7. Serra Paragon — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard that Serra Paragon can bring back
  8. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard that Muldrotha, the Gravetide can bring back
  9. Deadbridge Chant — Gargantuan Gorilla puts cards into the graveyard that Deadbridge Chant can bring back
  10. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — When Gargantuan Gorilla is in the graveyard, Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky can bring it back

121 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

When a Forest is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Gargantuan Gorilla:

  1. Vastwood Zendikon — brings a card back
  2. Nissa's Zendikon — brings a card back
  3. Corrupted Zendikon — brings a card back
  4. Guardian Zendikon — brings a card back
  5. Crusher Zendikon — brings a card back
  6. Wind Zendikon — brings a card back
  7. Akki Raider — gets +1/+0
  8. Dingus Egg — deals 2 damage
  9. Genju of the Realm — returns itself from the graveyard

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land goes to a graveyard — 683 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

When a Forest hits the graveyard thanks to Gargantuan Gorilla:

  1. The Gitrog Monster — draws you 1 card
  2. Skola Grovedancer — gains you 1 life
  3. Sand Scout — makes a token
  4. Crawling Sensation — makes a token
  5. Countryside Crusher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature deals noncombat damage — 1,420 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

When Gargantuan Gorilla deals noncombat damage:

  1. Soul Link — gains you that much life
  2. Tandem Lookout — draws you 1 card
  3. Armadillo Cloak — gains you that much life
  4. Vampiric Link — gains you that much life
  5. Spirit Loop — gains you that much life
  6. Spirit Link — gains you that much life
  7. Guilty Conscience — deals that much damage
  8. Visions of Brutality — makes a player lose life equal to that much
  9. Arm with Aether — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

When you sacrifice Gargantuan Gorilla:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

When you sacrifice Gargantuan Gorilla:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  7. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls

22 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Gargantuan Gorilla is in the graveyard, Chainer, Dementia Master can bring it back

808 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

  1. Charnelhoard Wurm — When Gargantuan Gorilla is in the graveyard, Charnelhoard Wurm can bring it back

443 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gargantuan Gorilla is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Gargantuan Gorilla attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

155 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.