Kaysa
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
Green creatures you control get +1/+1.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Alliances
- Price
- $4.39
- EDHREC rank
- #19858
Kaysa puts a static +1/+1 anthem on every green creature you control the moment she enters — no hoops, no activation cost. The catch is a 2GG legendary body that dies to a stiff breeze at 2/3, so you're paying for the effect, not the creature.
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 Kaysa sees essentially all of her play, slotting into green go-wide decks that want every anthem effect they can stack — Elf tribal, Saproling swarm, and token strategies all want her. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats for Kaysa but she does nothing those formats care about; creature-anthem effects at four mana with no other text don't register in 60-card competition. She's not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, which closes off the formats where a cheaper anthem could theoretically find a niche.
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Price Context
Current price
$4.39 cheap tier
At $4.39, Kaysa sits at the low end of Commander staples — reasonable for a niche anthem that sees modest but consistent demand in green tribal builds. The price is stable rather than climbing; strictly better anthems like Craterhoof Behemoth absorb the premium, leaving Kaysa at a price that reflects utility without hype.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.