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◇ Catalog #39

Giant Octopus

s99·#39·common·nonfoil

Illus. John Matson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$0.28+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.29 · low $0.26

NM$0.28

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.26–$0.30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.30low $0.17range 76.5%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,137 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.28

Gameplay

Creature — Octopus

At the sight of the thing the calamari vendor's eyes went wide, but from fear or avarice none could tell.

3/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.28. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.17 and $0.30 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from S99 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #39 of *Starter 1999*, the set that shipped alongside the July 1999 Starter 1999 release.

Card type: Creature — Octopus, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,137 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Matson. Rarix catalogs 294 other cards credited to this artist.