Bloodfire Kavu
Creature — Kavu
, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to each creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27083
Bloodfire Kavu pumps your entire team +1/+1 until end of turn for a single red mana — the cost is saccing itself, which makes it a one-shot finisher rather than a recurring anthem. Run it when you need a surprise alpha strike, not a permanent board presence.
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 |
In Commander, Bloodfire Kavu is a niche includes in token-wide strategies that need a surprise combat finisher — it does nothing in a controlling or midrange shell, but in a Krenko or Rhys deck it can close out a game opponents thought they survived. Legacy and Vintage legality is academic; Bloodfire Kavu has never been a factor in those formats and won't be, given the power density of both. Oathbreaker shares Commander's wide-board dynamics, so the same token-finisher role applies there at a slightly faster game pace.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Bloodfire Kavu is deep bulk — you're paying essentially nothing for a narrow but occasionally game-ending effect. The price is stable by virtue of having nowhere left to fall.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.