Envoy of Okinec Ahau
Creature — Cat Advisor
: Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22270
Envoy of Okinec Ahau turns every attacking creature into a counter engine, adding +1/+1 counters equal to each attacker's power — a snowballing effect that compounds fast in go-wide or voltron shells. The cost is four mana for a 3/3 with no evasion of its own, which means it needs a board to do anything.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Envoy of Okinec Ahau earns its slot — counter-doubling commanders and wide-attack strategies can turn a single combat step into a permanent board buff that survives wipes. In 1v1 formats like Pioneer and Modern, four mana for a conditional counter engine is too slow against proactive aggro and interaction-dense midrange decks. Pauper is the one competitive format where combat-centric synergies can win, but Envoy sits at uncommon and the ceiling there is limited by the format's speed. Outside Commander, treat this as a casual-only card.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Envoy of Okinec Ahau is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a bulk bin. There's no pressure holding the price up, so it stays at this floor unless a counter-heavy Commander deck spikes demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.