Is Krav, the Unredeemed good in Commander?

Krav, the Unredeemed

Legendary Creature — Demon

Partner with Regna, the Redeemer (When this creature enters, target player may put Regna into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
, Sacrifice X creatures: Target player draws X cards and gains X life. Put X +1/+1 counters on Krav.

CMC: 5
Mana cost
Color identity: B
Rarity: rare
Set: Battlebond Promos
Price: —
EDHREC rank: #9643

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Krav, the Unredeemed converts a board of expendable creatures into cards and life at instant-ish speed — sacrifice any number of creatures, draw that many cards, gain that much life, and Krav grows permanently. The cost is real: you need a token engine like Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder to feed him consistently, and he folds to incidental removal from something like Orcish Bowmasters before you ever untap with the counters.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder

52.0% of decks · synergy 0.51

Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder is the natural home — he generates Thrull tokens automatically as you cast spells, and Krav, the Unredeemed turns that overflow fodder (especially the tokens you need to sacrifice anyway to keep Endrek from dying) into cards and a growing threat.

Elenda and Azor

15.7% of decks · synergy 0.16

Elenda and Azor draw cards on your opponents' turns and generate Vampire tokens, giving Krav, the Unredeemed a steady stream of sacrifice fuel while the life gain from Krav's ability feeds back into Elenda's counter-stacking game plan.

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

Krav, the Unredeemed is a Commander card — full stop. The six-mana cost and creature-count dependency don't translate to Legacy or Vintage, where the game moves too fast and token boards don't exist long enough to cash in. In Commander, he earns his slot in any black deck with a token subtheme: the card advantage is real, the life buffer matters in a four-player game, and a 3/3 that ends the night as a 9/9 closes games. Oathbreaker is technically legal but the 20-life starting total makes the life gain less relevant, and the six-mana cost is punishing in a faster format.

Key Combos

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272 decks

Krav, the UnredeemedOrcish Bowmasters Pitiless Plunderer

Infinite card draw for opponents; Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain triggers for opponents; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers

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20 decks

Krav, the UnredeemedOrcish BowmastersCarnival of Souls

Infinite card draw for opponents; Infinite draw triggers for each opponent; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain triggers for all players; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers

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2 decks

Krav, the UnredeemedThe Locust God Pitiless Plunderer

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers

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1 decks

Krav, the UnredeemedThe Locust GodCarnival of Souls

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite lifegain triggers; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data isn't available for Krav, the Unredeemed at the moment — check TCGPlayer or Scryfall for the current market rate. As a mythic with meaningful Commander demand and a unique sacrifice-payoff effect, expect it to sit above bulk but well under the Reserved List tier; it's the kind of card worth picking up in a trade rather than passing on.

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Updated 2026-05-30. Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.