Kalonian Behemoth
Creature — Beast
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Salvat 2011
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22746
Kalonian Behemoth is a 9/9 shroud creature for seven mana — an enormous body that protection spells and aura-hate can't touch. The cost is that shroud cuts both ways, so you can't target it yourself with buffs, Equipment tutors, or Voltron support.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Kalonian Behemoth lives almost exclusively in Commander, where a 9/9 that dodges targeted removal is a credible threat in creature-based green strategies. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayable — seven mana for a vanilla-adjacent creature doesn't compete with what those formats are doing on turns four and five. Modern has no interest either; the card is simply too slow and too underpowered relative to the efficient threats that define the format. In Commander, green stompy and +1/+1 counter shells will occasionally slot it in as an uncounterable beatstick, though the shroud restriction keeps it out of Voltron or Aura builds entirely.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Kalonian Behemoth isn't currently available in the system, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow application and the competition from more synergistic seven-drops in green, it's unlikely to carry a premium price tag.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.