Kavu Monarch
Creature — Kavu
Kavu creatures have trample.
Whenever another Kavu enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.51
- EDHREC rank
- #26761
Kavu Monarch is a 3/3 for five that grows whenever any player casts a green spell — in Commander, that means it gets out of hand fast at a four-player table. The payoff is real, but five mana for a vanilla-until-it-grows body is a steep ask in any powered environment.
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 |
Commander is where Kavu Monarch has the most plausible home, specifically in green-heavy pods where opponents are constantly casting green spells and doing the growth work for you. Outside of a dedicated Kavu tribal shell or a janky stompy build that wants a late-game threat, it's a tough sell even there — five mana competes with Cultivate, Reclamation Sage, and actual finishers. In Legacy and Vintage, Kavu Monarch is legally playable but functionally irrelevant; the formats are too fast and too efficient for a five-mana creature with no immediate impact. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a green-mirror meta could make this threatening, but that's a narrow bet.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.51 bulk tier
At $0.51, Kavu Monarch sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price is unlikely to move without a Commander reprint or a surprise tribal support card that makes Kavus matter. Pick it up if you're building the archetype; otherwise there's no reason to chase it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.