Garrison Cat
Creature — Cat
When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #10476
Garrison Cat trades one white mana for a 1/1 body that replaces itself with a 1/1 Human token on death — two creatures for one card is the whole pitch. In any shell that doubles death triggers, particularly Teysa Karlov, that replacement effect fires twice, making a single Cat worth three bodies total.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Teysa Karlov
Teysa Karlov doubles triggered abilities from creature deaths, so Garrison Cat's replacement effect fires twice — one Cat becomes a 1/1 body plus two Human tokens for a single white mana.
Extus, Oriq Overlord
Extus, Oriq Overlord wants cheap creatures that produce value when they die, and Garrison Cat delivers two bodies from one card, fueling both the spell-recursion and sacrifice loops the deck runs.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Garrison Cat is a Commander card first and foremost — token-doubling commanders and aristocrats payoffs are what justify running a vanilla 1/1 that replaces itself. In Pauper, it's a legal but uncompetitive inclusion; white aggro has better one-drops and the token rarely matters at that speed. Modern and Pioneer have the same problem: the floor of a 1/1 for one is simply too low when removal hits for free and board presence requires more than two 1/1s. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at all. Play Garrison Cat in Commander or not at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Garrison Cat is bulk — you're not paying a premium for anything here. It won't climb; it's a common with a narrow use case, and supply is not a constraint.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Teysa Karlov
- Extus, Oriq Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.