Kavu Primarch
Creature — Kavu
Kicker (You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
If this creature was kicked, it enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #22457
Kavu Primarch lands as a minimum 4/4 trampler for four mana, and convoke means a board of token creatures can reduce that cost to nothing. It's a strong rate in go-wide green strategies and a bulk pickup that punches above its price.
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 |
In Commander, Kavu Primarch belongs in token-swarm decks where convoke turns a full board into free mana — four power with trample for zero is a legitimate threat in the late game. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive play, slotting into convoke aggro shells alongside Sprout Swarm and Midnight Guard where the cost reduction is maximized on a fast clock. Legacy and Vintage allow it but offer no real home — the competition at four mana is brutal and convoke requires board infrastructure those formats rarely maintain. Modern has enough cheap convoke payoffs that Kavu Primarch is at least theoretically castable, but the format has moved on to faster threats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Kavu Primarch is deep bulk — you're essentially paying for the cardboard. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is high, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.