Canyon Wildcat
Creature — Cat
Mountainwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #24245
Canyon Wildcat is a 2/1 for two mana with mountainwalk — a conditional evasion ability that does nothing if no opponent controls a Mountain. Outside of decks built to force that condition, it's an underpowered vanilla creature with no other upside.
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 |
Canyon Wildcat sees no meaningful play in any competitive format. In Commander, mountainwalk is only relevant against red-heavy opponents or in decks that run cards like Spreading Seas effects targeting basic Mountains — too narrow to justify a roster slot. Pauper and Legacy have access to far more efficient commons, and Canyon Wildcat doesn't slot into any established archetype in either. It's legal nearly everywhere and playable nowhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Canyon Wildcat is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills binder pages but never trade binders. That price reflects its ceiling accurately, and there's no foreseeable demand that would move it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.