Fleetfoot Panther
Creature — Cat
Flash
When this creature enters, return a green or white creature you control to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #14426
Fleetfoot Panther enters the battlefield with flash, bounces a creature you control back to hand, and swings as a 3/4 — all for three mana, no questions asked. The cost is the mandatory bounce, which goes from drawback to engine the moment Aluren or Rin and Seri, Inseparable is on the board.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
Rin and Seri, Inseparable triggers on both cats and dogs entering the battlefield, so Fleetfoot Panther looping itself or another creature generates a stream of tokens and life gain that scales with every iteration.
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 |
Fleetfoot Panther is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially zero competitive Legacy or Vintage play — the formats move too fast for a three-mana 3/4 with a conditional upside. Commander is where Fleetfoot Panther actually lives, specifically in creature-bounce engines where the mandatory return-to-hand clause becomes a repeated enter-the-battlefield trigger rather than a cost. Outside of dedicated combo shells, it's a role-player at best — there are faster, cleaner creatures at this slot unless your deck specifically wants to abuse it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
AlurenFleetfoot Panther
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count
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Zacama, Primal CalamityPanharmoniconFleetfoot Panther
Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite storm count
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Fallaji WayfarerIntruder AlarmFleetfoot Panther
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Zacama, Primal CalamityElesh Norn, Mother of MachinesFleetfoot Panther
Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Fleetfoot Panther is bulk — easy to acquire, low barrier to testing. Bulk staples tied to narrow combo engines tend to stay flat, so don't expect movement unless a new commander pushes the Aluren loop into a wider spotlight.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.