Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior
Vigilance
Ronso Rage — At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Kimahri and tap target creature an opponent controls. Then you may have Kimahri become a copy of that creature, except its name is Kimahri, Valiant Guardian and it has vigilance and this ability.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Price
- $0.69
- EDHREC rank
- #7631
Kimahri, Valiant Guardian puts a ward-backed, keyword-laden body on board that protects your more fragile creatures while threatening meaningful damage — the cost is three mana for a three-power creature that requires setup to hit its ceiling. If you're running Tidus, Yuna's Guardian, Kimahri slots in as a reliable threat and shield in the same package, not a luxury.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian's Guardian mechanic and party-building gameplan make Kimahri, Valiant Guardian a near-automatic inclusion — Kimahri's defensive keywords keep your key pieces alive long enough to close, and the tribal synergy compounds every turn you untap.
Yuna, Grand Summoner
Yuna, Grand Summoner rewards board presence and recursive value, and Kimahri, Valiant Guardian's durability means it sticks around to benefit from Yuna's payoffs rather than trading away on the first attack.
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 |
Kimahri, Valiant Guardian is a Commander card through and through — its value scales with a board state built over multiple turns, which is exactly the environment Commander provides. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, it has no competitive home; three mana for a three-power creature with no immediate impact doesn't clear the bar in those formats. Commander is where Kimahri earns its slot, specifically in Final Fantasy-themed decks that can leverage its keywords and tribal identity across a longer game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.69 bulk tier
At $0.69, Kimahri, Valiant Guardian sits in bulk territory, which makes it an easy pickup with no financial risk. Bulk rares from tie-in sets can spike if the commander they pair with stays popular, but at this price you're buying for gameplay, not upside.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.