Koth's Courier
Creature — Human Rogue
Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #27854
Koth's Courier is a 3/1 forestwalk creature for three mana — playable only when your opponent controls a Forest, which is too conditional to build around in any serious list. Bulk rare territory: you run it only if your meta is saturated with green.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Koth's Courier is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but forestwalk evasion is too narrow to matter in most of those formats. In Pauper, where green stompy decks are common, the Courier at least has a realistic path to dealing combat damage — but a 3/1 for three still underperforms the format's efficient threats. In Commander, green is the most-played color, so forestwalk is occasionally relevant, but three mana for a 3/1 with no ETB and no immediate board impact is not a trade worth making.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
Koth's Courier sits at $0.05 — deep bulk, where it belongs. There is no realistic scenario that moves the needle on that price.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.