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Kitsa, Otterball Elite

Legendary Creature — Otter Wizard

Vigilance
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
{2}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. Activate only if Kitsa's power is 3 or greater.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
mythic
Set
Bloomburrow
Price
$4.14
EDHREC rank
#2247
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Kitsa, Otterball Elite card art
Kitsa, Otterball Elite turns every noncreature spell into a free mana source, making it one of the most explosive mana-positive permanents in spellslinger strategies. The cost is real — you need a critical mass of instants and sorceries to fire it consistently — but in the right shell, Kitsa alongside Dramatic Reversal is a storm engine waiting to happen, and Alania, Divergent Storm decks in particular treat it as a must-answer threat on turn two.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Alania, Divergent Storm

Alania, Divergent Storm

69.1% of decks · synergy 0.62

Alania, Divergent Storm triggers off every instant and sorcery you cast, and Kitsa, Otterball Elite converts those same spells into Treasure tokens, creating a tight feedback loop where the more spells you chain, the more mana you have to cast more spells.

02
Bria, Riptide Rogue

Bria, Riptide Rogue

66.3% of decks · synergy 0.59

Bria, Riptide Rogue cares about connecting with opponents via rogues and casting spells, and Kitsa, Otterball Elite fuels both axes — generating Treasure to keep the spell chain alive while being a rogue itself.

03
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

38.8% of decks · synergy 0.38

Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer rewards you for discarding cards, and Kitsa, Otterball Elite gives the deck a mana-acceleration layer that turns the high spell volume those builds run into a genuine resource advantage.

04
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

40.5% of decks · synergy 0.37

Hashaton, Scarab's Fist leans on artifact synergies, and Kitsa, Otterball Elite's Treasure production feeds that artifact count while keeping the mana flowing for Hashaton's combat triggers.

05
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge

Captain Howler, Sea Scourge

37.0% of decks · synergy 0.30

Captain Howler, Sea Scourge wants a high density of spells to maximize its payoffs, and Kitsa, Otterball Elite smooths the mana curve enough that the deck can realistically cast multiple spells per turn in the mid-game.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is the natural home for Kitsa, Otterball Elite — the longer game and higher spell density in spellslinger builds let it generate enough Treasure to matter, and the singleton format means decks that want it run it at the maximum. In competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Vintage, a two-mana 2/2 that requires spell density to generate value is too slow and too fragile to see play when faster engines exist. Modern and Pioneer have the same problem: Kitsa's ceiling is a mana-positive turn if you're already ahead on board, but it doesn't affect the board state the turn it lands, which is a critical liability in those formats. Standard is the one format where Kitsa, Otterball Elite can actually carve out a niche if the metagame supports spellslinger shells, and its $4 price tag is low enough that brewing around it is worth testing.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

2,314 decks
Kitsa, Otterball EliteGreat Train Heist

Kitsa, Otterball EliteGreat Train Heist

Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite combat phases; Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn

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Price Context

Current price

$4.14 cheap tier

At $4.14, Kitsa, Otterball Elite sits at the cheaper end of mythic-rare Commander staples, which makes sense given that its power is format- and deck-dependent rather than universally applicable. The 69% inclusion rate in Alania, Divergent Storm decks and its role in several combo lines should keep demand stable, but don't expect significant price growth unless a new spellslinger commander pushes the archetype into wider play.

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