Akki Underling
Creature — Goblin Warrior
As long as you have seven or more cards in hand, this creature gets +2/+1 and has first strike.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #28543
Akki Underling is a 2/1 for one red that becomes a 4/2 with first strike whenever you have seven or more cards in hand — a condition red rarely meets. The payoff is real, but red's card-draw limitations make this a niche pick outside of decks engineered to keep a full grip.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Akki Underling finds its best home in Wheel-heavy red decks or Nekusar-style builds that spike hand size mid-combo, but it competes with creatures that threaten the board on their own without conditions. In Pauper, one-drop beaters need immediate impact, and a vanilla 2/1 that occasionally upgrades is too inconsistent for an aggressive red strategy. Legacy and Vintage don't want this at any price — the floor is too low and the ceiling requires too much setup. Akki Underling is a Commander-or-bust card, and even there it earns a slot only in decks where maintaining seven cards is a plausible game state, not a dream.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Akki Underling is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. It won't hold or gain value, but the price is low enough that sleeving one up for a hand-size synergy deck costs essentially nothing.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.