Grizzled Leotau
Creature — Cat
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #16546
Grizzled Leotau is a 1/5 defender for two mana — a body built entirely around absorbing damage rather than dealing it. Outside of Jasmine Boreal of the Seven, where high-toughness creatures are the engine, it has no competitive home.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven cares specifically about creatures with greater toughness than power, and Grizzled Leotau's 1/5 stat line is exactly the profile she rewards — it slots into the deck as a cheap, on-theme blocker that triggers her ability on curve.
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 |
Grizzled Leotau sees virtually no play outside Commander, and even there its home is narrow. In Commander it belongs in exactly one archetype: Jasmine Boreal of the Seven decks built around high-toughness creatures, where it earns its slot on stats alone. In Pauper, a 1/5 for two is a reasonable defensive body, but the format has better options at the same cost. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — Grizzled Leotau offers nothing those formats can't ignore entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Grizzled Leotau is bulk by any measure. It won't appreciate — demand is too narrow and supply too wide for the price to move in any meaningful direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.