Ghalta, Primal Hunger Price
20 printings · 15 sets · first printed 2018
Ghalta, Primal Hunger has been printed 20 times across 15 sets, first in 2018 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Foundations Jumpstart #77 at $0.99, while the most expensive is Foundations #397 at $59.55 — about 60× more. The median across 18 priced printings is $1.83. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 20x, including dedicated reprint sets like Foundations Commander, Foundations Jumpstart.
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Every Ghalta, Primal Hunger Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Jumpstart #77 (R) Cheapest | 2024 | $0.99 | $0.80 |
| Jumpstart #399 (R) | 2020 | $1.16 | — |
| Game Night 2019 #47 (R) | 2019 | $1.21 | $0.40 |
| Game Night #44 (R) | 2018 | $1.22 | $1.00 |
| Foundations #222 (R) | 2024 | $1.25 | — |
| Bloomburrow Commander #220 (R) | 2024 | $1.37 | — |
| Foundations Promos #222s (R) Foil | 2024 | $1.38 | $2.05 foil |
| Rivals of Ixalan #130 (R) | 2018 | $1.43 | $0.40 |
| The List #RIX-130 (R) | 2023 | $1.58 | — |
| Commander Masters #292 (R) | 2023 | $2.09 | — |
| Foundations Commander #8 (M) Foil | 2026 | $2.22 | $0.70 foil |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos #130s (R) Foil | 2018 | $3.88 | $2.00 foil |
| Commander Masters #561 (R) Foil | 2023 | $5.07 | — |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos #130p (R) | 2018 | $5.36 | $3.95 |
| Foundations #335 (R) | 2024 | $7.23 | $3.60 |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos #130 (R) Foil | 2018 | $7.92 | $3.00 foil |
| Special Guests #11 (R) | 2023 | $14.61 | $8.50 |
| Foundations #397 (R) Foil | 2024 | $59.55 | $35.00 foil |
| MTG Arena Promos #7 (R) | 2019 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #66896 (R) Foil | 2018 | — | — |
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less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control.Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 20 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsTo determine Ghalta's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Ghalta's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
If a creature's power is somehow less than 0, it subtracts from the total power of your other creatures. If the total power of your creatures is 0 or less, Ghalta's cost remains .
The total cost to cast Ghalta is locked in before you pay that cost. For example, if you control three 2/2 creatures, including one you can sacrifice to add 
, the total cost of Ghalta is 
. Then you can sacrifice the creature when you activate mana abilities just before paying the cost.
Ghalta's first ability can't reduce its cost below .