Krovikan Mist
Creature — Illusion
Flying
Krovikan Mist's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Illusions on the battlefield.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #15402
Krovikan Mist grows to match however many Illusions you control, and in a dedicated tribal shell that number climbs fast enough to make it a legitimate finisher. Minn, Wily Illusionist turns every point of drawing-triggered Illusion token generation into more power on this card, so the ceiling is higher than a two-mana 1/1 suggests.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
Minn, Wily Illusionist generates Illusion tokens whenever you draw your second card each turn, and every one of those tokens inflates Krovikan Mist's power — the engine feeds itself so aggressively that Krovikan Mist regularly attacks as a 6/1 or larger by the mid-game.
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 |
Krovikan Mist is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually belongs. In Pauper the Illusion tribe lacks the critical mass to make it threatening, and in Legacy or Vintage the competition at two mana is too stiff for a creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect and a fragile stat line. Commander's 100-card singleton structure pairs naturally with Illusion tribal payoffs, so Krovikan Mist finds its ceiling there and essentially nowhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Krovikan Mist is deep bulk — you're paying postage, not a card price. It won't appreciate; Illusion tribal is a narrow niche and there's no crossover demand from other formats to push it up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.