Cateran Kidnappers
Creature — Human Mercenary
, 
: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #26623
Cateran Kidnappers puts a 3/3 Mercenary with a repeatable tutoring ability on the board for four mana — relevant in black tribal strategies that chain Mercenary creatures into play. The cost is real: four mana for a 3/3 is underpowered by any modern standard, and the tutor ability requires tapping, so it's slow to set up.
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, Cateran Kidnappers is a niche tribal piece for Mercenary decks — a small but dedicated design space in black. Legacy and Vintage are legal but have no interest: better tutors exist at every price point, and a 3/3 for four doesn't survive competitive scrutiny. Cateran Kidnappers is effectively a Commander-only card in practice, and even there it belongs only in a dedicated Mercenary build rather than as a general black value piece.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Cateran Kidnappers is deep bulk — a price that reflects its narrow application. It won't appreciate unless a pushed Mercenary commander arrives and spikes interest in the tribe.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.