Fervent Cathar
Creature — Human Knight
Haste
When this creature enters, target creature can't block this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27692
Fervent Cathar trades a blocker for a free attack — flash lets it drop at the end of your opponent's turn, then tap their best creature before combat on yours. Narrow, but in decks that want to push damage through, that tempo swing is the entire point.
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 |
Fervent Cathar is a Commander card first and almost exclusively — the flash-tap line fits aggressive token strategies and combat-centric generals who need a cheap way to neutralize a blocker without spending a removal slot. In Pauper it's legal but competes with stronger common tempo pieces, and the effect rarely justifies a slot in that format's tighter lists. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana 2/1 with no enters-the-battlefield staying power. Stick to Commander if you're sleeving this up.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Fervent Cathar is deep bulk — grab it out of a common box rather than a single order. Price won't move; supply is high and demand is narrow enough that this stays a quarter-bin staple indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.