Alpha Kavu
Creature — Kavu
: Target Kavu creature gets -1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #29520
Alpha Kavu enters as a 3/3 that can pump another Kavu and shrink an opponent's creature on command — relevant stats with a relevant ability for the price of two mana. It's a niche role-player: narrow outside Kavu tribal, but exactly what that archetype wants.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Alpha Kavu is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but realistically it only shows up in Commander, where tribal synergies have room to breathe. In Legacy and Vintage, a 3/3 for two with a conditional activated ability doesn't clear the bar — those formats ignore it entirely. In Commander, Alpha Kavu earns its slot in Kavu tribal builds where the pump and debuff ability can swing a combat in your favor, but outside that narrow tribe it has no home.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Alpha Kavu is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not tracking it on a buylist. Supply is high enough that the price has no real floor to hold, so treat it as a free inclusion if you need it and nothing more.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.