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Kazandu Tuskcaller

Creature — Human Shaman

Level up {1}{G} ({1}{G}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 2-5
1/1
{T}: Create a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
LEVEL 6+
1/1
{T}: Create two 3/3 green Elephant creature tokens.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander 2013
Price
$0.22
EDHREC rank
#13614
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Kazandu Tuskcaller card art
Kazandu Tuskcaller turns level counters into a repeating Elephant factory — pair it with Intruder Alarm and you have an engine that can flood the board in a single turn. The setup cost is real: two level-up activations before it produces anything, which means you need the mana and the turns to invest, but Adrix and Nev, Twincasters doubles every token the moment it's online and makes that payoff immediate.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

17.3% of decks · synergy 0.17

Adrix and Nev, Twincasters doubles every Elephant Kazandu Tuskcaller produces, turning each activated ability into two 3/3s and making the level-up investment pay off exponentially faster than it would in any other shell.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Kazandu Tuskcaller actually lives — the format's slower clock gives it the turns it needs to level up, and token-doubler commanders make the payoff worth the mana sink. In Legacy and Vintage it's legally playable but practically invisible; faster formats have no patience for a creature that needs two additional mana investments before it does anything. Modern could theoretically host it in a dedicated tokens shell, but the competition at every mana cost is steep enough that Kazandu Tuskcaller never makes the cut. Stick to Commander.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.22 bulk tier

At $0.22, Kazandu Tuskcaller is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for the combo potential. The price is unlikely to move unless a marquee Commander reprint or viral deck suddenly puts it on the radar, so pick up copies whenever you need them without a second thought.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.