Kona, Rescue Beastie
Legendary Creature — Beast Survivor
Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if Kona is tapped, you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Price
- $2.08
- EDHREC rank
- #2470
Kona, Rescue Beastie puts a massive threat on the board that refuels your hand every time it attacks — the payoff is real and immediate. The cost is that Balthier and Fran strategies aside, you need a dedicated creature-heavy shell to reliably trigger that draw, or Kona is just an expensive beater.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Balthier and Fran
Balthier and Fran is the premier home for Kona, Rescue Beastie — the commander's party mechanic rewards flooding the board with creature types, and Kona's attack trigger refuels the hand to keep that engine running.
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede cares about stompy creatures swinging in, and Kona, Rescue Beastie fits cleanly into that attack-step value loop while adding draw that keeps the stampede going past the mid-game.
Mr. Foxglove
Mr. Foxglove generates tokens and rewards swarming, and Kona, Rescue Beastie slots in as a finisher that pays you back in cards each time the wide board connects.
Eladamri, Korvecdal
Eladamri, Korvecdal tutors and empowers creature-heavy green strategies, making Kona, Rescue Beastie a natural fit as a top-end threat that converts combat pressure into card advantage.
Samut, the Driving Force
Samut, the Driving Force grants haste to all your creatures, which means Kona, Rescue Beastie attacks the turn it enters and draws immediately — no waiting, no telegraphing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Kona, Rescue Beastie earns its keep — the 100-card singleton format slows things down enough that a hefty creature with a built-in attack trigger generates real value before the game ends. In competitive constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and too fragile; four or five mana for a creature that doesn't impact the board the turn it arrives isn't where those formats want to be. Standard is the one exception worth watching, since limited card pools sometimes elevate mid-range threats that would otherwise get ignored. Legacy and Vintage have no use for Kona, Rescue Beastie whatsoever — those formats end before it gets to swing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.08 cheap tier
At $2.08, Kona, Rescue Beastie sits in the cheap tier — low enough to be an easy pickup for any deck that wants it. That price is unlikely to move dramatically unless a breakout Commander list pushes demand, so buy it now if it fits your build and don't overthink it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.