Caldera Kavu
Creature — Kavu
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
: This creature becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #29821
Caldera Kavu enters as a 3/3 or bigger depending on how many Mountains you control, hits for red damage equal to its power on entry, and blocks anything with defender — all for three mana. It's a solid rate in dedicated red-land-matters builds and pure bulk everywhere else.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Caldera Kavu earns a slot in red-heavy or Kavu-tribal lists where a flexible creature with a enters-the-battlefield damage trigger pulls real weight — but outside those homes it's too fair to compete with the power level of the format. In Pauper, where the commons bar levels the field, Caldera Kavu is a reasonable threat in aggressive red decks that can consistently fuel its Mountain count. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — the card is far too slow for either format's texture.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Caldera Kavu sits firmly in bulk territory and isn't going anywhere near that ceiling. Pick up as many copies as your red decks need without a second thought.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.